Definition of Triode

1. 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.


Definition of Triode

1. Noun. 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 ¹

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Definition of Triode

1. a type of electron tube [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triode

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Literary usage of Triode

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. NBS Special Publication (1920)
"The triode Drive of Tuning Fork. The electrically driven tuning fork has, in recent years, come into more frequent use as, a small-scale time standard. ..."

2. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1850)
"of the triode or appendage, by which a free electrically conducting ... The object of the triode being to make a freer passage for the current than the ..."

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