vacuum tube
English
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Noun
[edit]vacuum tube (plural vacuum tubes)
- (electronics) 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- thermionic valve or simply: valve (Britain and some other regions)
- electron tube
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- heptode (vacuum-tube heptode)
- hexode (vacuum-tube hexode)
- pentode (vacuum-tube pentode)
- tetrode (vacuum-tube tetrode)
- triode (vacuum-tube triode)
- diode (vacuum-tube diode)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- crystal (electronic crystal)
- transistor (solid-state electronic device)
Derived terms
[edit]vacuum-state active electronic device
Translations
[edit]electrical device
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