1. an electron tube used to generate or amplify microwaves
Usage: electronics; technical

Examples

• The radar system uses a klystron to amplify the microwave signals.
• Engineers replaced the faulty klystron in the communications equipment.
• The klystron operates by modulating an electron beam with radio frequency signals.
• High-power klystrons are essential components in particle accelerators.
• The television transmitter relied on a klystron for signal amplification.
• Scientists developed the klystron in the 1930s for microwave applications.