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thermionic current
noun
- an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermionic current
noun
- an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thermionic current1
First recorded in 1910–15
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