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british english
tetrode
Definitions:
Noun
tube
vacuum tube
thermionic vacuum tube
thermionic tube
electron tube
thermionic valve
Definition: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
Definition: An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc. The British English term for a vacuum tube.