tetrode

English

Etymology

From tetr- +‎ -ode.

Noun

tetrode (plural tetrodes)

1. A thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to improve the thermionic emission.
2. A dynatron.
3. A dual-gate MOSFET.

Derived terms

• beam tetrode, w:kinkless tetrode

Related terms

• diode
• triode
• pentode
• -ode

Translations

a thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to protect the control grid

• Russian: тетрод (ru) m (tetrod)
• Swedish: tetrod (sv) c
• Tagalog: patandas