Associations to the word «Triode»

Wiktionary

TRIODE, noun. A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible

Dictionary definition

TRIODE, noun. 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.

Wise words

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John Locke