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thermionic current

American  

noun

  1. an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.

thermionic current British  

noun

  1. an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission

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Etymology

Origin of thermionic current

First recorded in 1910–15

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