waveguide switch


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waveguide switch

[′wāv‚gīd ‚swich]
(electromagnetism)
A switch designed for mechanically positioning a waveguide section so as to couple it to one of several other sections in a waveguide system.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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