thermionic tube

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noun Electronics.

a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.

Origin of thermionic tube

First recorded in 1925–30

Also called hot-cathode tube.

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thermionic tube

[thûr′mī-ŏn′ĭk]

An electrical component, typically an electron tube, through which electric current flows via the emission of thermions from a heated cathode.

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