grid circuit

American  

noun

Electronics.

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

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Etymology

Origin of grid circuit

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.

From Slate

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

From Project Gutenberg

But the grid is so close to the filament that a single battery cell in the grid circuit can call electrons so strongly that it would take several extra battery cells in the plate circuit to produce the same effect.

From Project Gutenberg

You remember that the current in the 68plate circuit can be controlled by the e. m. f. which is applied to the grid circuit.

From Project Gutenberg

If we put a battery in the grid circuit we can let EC represent the number of volts applied to the grid-filament or C-circuit.

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