thermionic valve
thermionic valve · thermionic valves
An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an…An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc.
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
Forms
plural: thermionic valves| Singular | thermionic valve |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope:tubevacuum tubethermionic vacuum tubethermionic tubeelectron tube
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedvalve amplifier