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Definition of: klystron
(klis′tron, -trən, klī′stron, -strən) noun
A vacuum tube for generating a powerful, high–frequency radio beam by means of a flow of electrons rhythmically accelerated and retarded between cavities within which electrical oscillations are produced. [<Gk. kleistos closed + (ELEC)TRON]
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