TRIODE

triode

(noun) a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

triode (plural triodes)

A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.

Anagrams

• doiter, dotier, editor, rioted, tie rod, tierod

Source: Wiktionary



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