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thermionic tube
noun
Electronics.
- a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
thermionic tube
/ ٳûī-ŏ′ĭ /
- An electrical component, typically an electron tube, through which electric current flows via the emission of thermions from a heated cathode.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thermionic tube1
First recorded in 1925–30
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