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tri·ode
(trī′ōd′)n.
An electron tube used mostly for signal amplification, consisting of a cathode, an anode, and an intervening wire mesh called a control grid.
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triode
(ˈtraɪəʊd)n
1. (Electronics) an electronic valve having three electrodes, a cathode, an anode, and a grid, the potential of the grid controlling the flow of electrons between the cathode and anode. It has been replaced by the transistor
2. (Electronics) any electronic device, such as a thyratron, having three electrodes
[C20: tri- + electrode]
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tri•ode
(ˈtraɪ oʊd)n.
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usu. anode, cathode, and control grid.
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Noun | 1. | triode - a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, vacuum tube, tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
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