triode

ˈtraɪoʊd

Definition

Definition of triode - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

electronic device with three electrodes for amplification

TECH.

The vintage radio uses a triode for amplification.

amplifier

tube

valve

electronics

Dated

thermionic valve with anode, cathode, and control grid

Dated

The old amplifier contains a triode for sound enhancement.

electron tube

vacuum tube

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thermionic valve with anode, cathode, and control grid

Origin of triode

Greek, treis (three) + hodos (way)

Examples of triode in a sentence

The triode was crucial in early radio technology.
Engineers tested the triode in the new circuit.
A triode is essential in this type of radio.

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French:triode, ...
German:Triode, ...
Italian:triodo, ...
Spanish:triodo, válvula de triodo, ...
Portuguese:tríodo, ...
Chinese:三极管, ...
Japanese:三極管, 三極真空管, ...
Arabic:ثُلاثِي القُطْب, صِمَام ثُلاَثِي, ...
Hebrew:טְרִיּוֹדָה, ...
Russian:триод, ...
Ukrainian:тріод, триелектродна лампа, ...
Hindi:त्रिआयामी, त्रिआयामी वाल्व, ...
Bengali:ট্রায়োড, ...
Catalan:triod, ...
Czech:trioda, elektronka, ...
Danish:triode, elektronrør, ...
Dutch:triode, ...
Greek:τρίοδος, τριόδος, ...
Hungarian:trióda, ...
Khmer:ត្រីយ៉ូត, ត្រីយ៉ូដ, ...
Korean:3극관, 삼극관, ...
Persian:تریود, دریچه تریود, ...
Polish:trioda, ...
Portuguese (BR):triodo, ...
Romanian:triod, ...
Swedish:triod, ...
Thai:หลอดสามขั้ว, หลอดไตรโอด, ...
Turkish:triyot, ...
Vietnamese:triode, đèn điện tử ba cực, ...

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