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Dec 31, 2001 16:34
22 yrs ago
English term

TWTA

English to German Tech/Engineering
electronics
Proposed translations (German)
4 Wanderwellenröhrenverstärker (WWRV)
4 Wanderfeldröhre zur Verstärkung
4 traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA)

Proposed translations

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Wanderwellenröhrenverstärker (WWRV)

Please note that TWTA stands for
Travel(l)ing Wave Tube Amplifier.

Amplifier = Verstärker

Tube = Röhren

To travel = wandern

Travel(l)ing wave(s) = Wanderwellen
Reference:

Routledge

Peer comment(s):
agree Claudia Tomaschek
16 mins
disagree JuttaDD (X) : There is no such thing as a Wanderwellenröhrenverstärker. The correct term would be Wanderfeldröhren-Verstärker. The hyphen is optional.
1 hr
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9 mins

Wanderfeldröhre zur Verstärkung

WTWA means Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier
HTH,

Serge L.
Reference:

Electronics Dictionary

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12 mins

traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA)

Without much context, this is what TWTA could stand for. The German is Wanderfeldroehren-Verstaerker.

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Note added at 2001-12-31 18:56:44 (GMT)
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John,
Even though we are talking about \"traveling waves\". The wave part is not included in the German term.
Reference:

http://www.ptv-gmbh.de/lexicon/lexicon-t.htm

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