How to Use magnetron in a Sentence

magnetron

noun

• The chip that drives the microwave blindly starts and stops the magnetron to heat expired Kung Pao chicken.
  — Frank O’Brien, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2020
• According to Michalak, at the time Spencer was trying to improve the power level of the magnetron tubes to be used in radar sets.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021
• The air from the magnetron cooling will then be re-directed to the exterior.
  — Kevin Kelly, WIRED, 22 May 2007
• Blame it on the magnetron, the cooking element of every microwave oven.
  — Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 17 Feb. 2017
• That power is transmitted through the magnetron at a high frequency, which then allows water, fats and sugars to absorb it and heat up.
  — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
• Understandably curious just what the heck had happened, Spencer ran another test with the magnetron.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021
• So Percy Spencer, an engineer at Raytheon, was tasked with ramping up magnetron production.
  — Timothy J. Jorgensen, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
• Spencer earned several patents while working on more efficient and effective ways to mass-produce radar magnetrons.
  — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2016
• From there, the magnetron converts electricity from your home into some pretty intense radio waves.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2020
• Ionized by sunlight, the barium would create a ring of moving plasma that emits radio waves: essentially a space version of a magnetron, the gadget used in microwave ovens.
  — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 26 Dec. 2019
• The magnetron emits electromagnetic waves in a continuous motion to generate enough energy to heat food, says Ali Manning, food scientist and consultant.
  — Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024