tetrode


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tet·rode

 (tĕt′rōd′)
n.
A four-element electron tube containing an anode, cathode, control grid, and additional electrode.
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tetrode

(ˈtɛtrəʊd)
n
1. (Electronics) an electronic valve having four electrodes, namely a cathode, control grid, screen grid, and anode
2. (Electronics) (modifier) (of a transistor) having two terminals on the base or gate to improve the performance at high frequencies
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tet•rode

(ˈtɛ troʊd)

n.
a vacuum tube containing four electrodes, usu. a plate, two grids, and a cathode.
[1900–05]
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Noun1.tetrode - a thermionic tube having four electrodestetrode - a thermionic tube having four electrodes
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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