vacuum tube

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noun

Also called, especially British, vacuum valve . an electron tube from which almost all air or gas has been evacuated: formerly used extensively in radio and electronics.

a sealed glass tube with electrodes and a partial vacuum or a highly rarefied gas, used to observe the effects of a discharge of electricity passed through it.

Origin of vacuum tube

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby vacuum tube

vacuum-pack, vacuum-packed, vacuum pan, vacuum pump, vacuum servo, vacuum tube, VAD, vade mecum, V. Adm., Vadodara, vadose

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Example sentences from the Web for vacuum tube

It was only a matter, he said, of transferring a man's habit patterns from brain cells to vacuum-tube cells.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
This glow is conceived to represent the Aurora, which may consequently be likened to a gigantic exhibition of vacuum-tube lights.
Curiosities of the Sky|Garrett Serviss
He guessed that they were housings for vacuum-tube elevator shafts that led to underground caves.
The Revolt on Venus|Carey Rockwell
Radiofrequency power is supplied to the dee by a vacuum-tube oscillator.
LRL Accelerators|Lawrence Radiation Laboratory

British Dictionary definitions for vacuum tube

vacuum tube

vacuum valve

noun

another name for valve (def. 3)

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Scientific definitions for vacuum tube

vacuum tube

An electron tube from which all air has been removed. The vacuum ensures transparency inside the tube for electric fields and moving electrons. Most electron tubes are vacuum tubes; cathode-ray tubes, which include television picture tubes and other video display tubes, are the most widely used vacuum tubes. In other electronic applications, vacuum tubes have largely been replaced by transistors.

单词	vacuum tube
释义	vacuum tube SEE SYNONYMS FOR vacuum tube ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called, especially British, vacuum valve . an electron tube from which almost all air or gas has been evacuated: formerly used extensively in radio and electronics. a sealed glass tube with electrodes and a partial vacuum or a highly rarefied gas, used to observe the effects of a discharge of electricity passed through it. Origin of vacuum tube First recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby vacuum tube vacuum-pack, vacuum-packed, vacuum pan, vacuum pump, vacuum servo, vacuum tube, VAD, vade mecum, V. Adm., Vadodara, vadose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vacuum tube It was only a matter, he said, of transferring a man's habit patterns from brain cells to vacuum-tube cells. The Tunnel Under The World\|Frederik Pohl This glow is conceived to represent the Aurora, which may consequently be likened to a gigantic exhibition of vacuum-tube lights. Curiosities of the Sky\|Garrett Serviss He guessed that they were housings for vacuum-tube elevator shafts that led to underground caves. The Revolt on Venus\|Carey Rockwell Radiofrequency power is supplied to the dee by a vacuum-tube oscillator. LRL Accelerators\|Lawrence Radiation Laboratory British Dictionary definitions for vacuum tube vacuum tube vacuum valve noun another name for valve (def. 3) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vacuum tube electron tube, thermionic tube Scientific definitions for vacuum tube vacuum tube An electron tube from which all air has been removed. The vacuum ensures transparency inside the tube for electric fields and moving electrons. Most electron tubes are vacuum tubes; cathode-ray tubes, which include television picture tubes and other video display tubes, are the most widely used vacuum tubes. In other electronic applications, vacuum tubes have largely been replaced by transistors. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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vacuum tube

noun

Origin of vacuum tube

Words nearby vacuum tube

Example sentences from the Web for vacuum tube

British Dictionary definitions for vacuum tube

vacuum valve

noun

Words related to vacuum tube

Scientific definitions for vacuum tube