vacuum tube
A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between…A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.
» Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
Fernseher mit Vakuumröhren werden als veraltet angesehen. — xtofu80
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Examples
1 sentencesTelevisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
deFernseher mit Vakuumröhren werden als veraltet angesehen. — xtofu80
Meaning
1 sensesA type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.
Elektronenröhre
ла́мпаlámpa
електрова́куумна ла́мпаelektrovákuumna lámpa, електро́нна ла́мпаelektrónna lámpa, ла́мпаlámpa
- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
Forms
plural: vacuum tubes| Singular | vacuum tube |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope:tubethermionic vacuum tubethermionic tubeelectron tubethermionic valve
Word family
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