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beam-power tube

American  
[beem-pou-er] / ˈbimˌpaʊ ər /

noun

Radio.
  1. a vacuum tube in which the stream of electrons flowing to the plate is focused by the action of a set of auxiliary, charged elements, giving an increase in output power.


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