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vacuum tube
noun as in electronic device
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The heart of your microwave is called a magnetron—a bulky component made of a vacuum tube and two magnets.
We covered the revolution in computing that has transformed science and society from the era of vacuum tubes.
It was only a matter, he said, of transferring a man's habit patterns from brain cells to vacuum-tube cells.
The luminous phenomena are very similar to those seen when a current of electricity is passed through a vacuum tube.
An interesting vacuum tube is made which has no electrodes, but contains a quantity of mercury.
These are met with in barometers, spray arresters, and filter pumps, in condensers and some forms of vacuum tube.
A form of vacuum tube which has proved very successful in the author's hands is sketched in Fig. 38.
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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vacuum-tube, such as: electron tube, thermionic tube, and vt.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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