grid circuit

noun

Electronics.

1. that part of a circuit that contains the cathode and the grid of a vacuum tube.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grid circuit¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

This proposal also features railroad tracks, waste-to-energy plants, and a “micro grid circuit” embedded in the 30-foot wall.

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“You see, this is done by means of the oscillating tube, the grid circuit being connected through the tuned circuit of the amplifying tube.”

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When the plate current stops, the condenser in 95the grid circuit is charged, with plate 1 negative and 2 positive.

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The little coil which is used to feed back into the grid circuit some of the effects from the plate circuit is sometimes called a “tickler” coil.

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Then we shift the slider in the grid circuit so as to give the grid a small potential.

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