thermionic tube

thermionic tube

n. An electron tube in which the source of electrons is a heated electrode.

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Noun

1.thermionic tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelopeelectron tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tubeacorn tube - a small vacuum tube; used at high frequenciesanode - a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical devicecathode - a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical devicecircuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowdiode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve - a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifierelectrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuitelectronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronicallyelectron multiplier - a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electronsgas-discharge tube - a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gascontrol grid, grid - an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tubeklystron - an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulationmagnetron - a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillatorspentode - a thermionic tube having five electrodesplate - the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tubetelevision pickup tube, television-camera tube - a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signalstetrode - a thermionic tube having four electrodestriode - a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possibleX-ray tube - a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays