Thermionic-tube
noun, Electronics.
1.
a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
thermionic tube
(thûr’mī-ŏn’ĭk)
An electrical component, typically an electron tube, through which electric current flows via the emission of thermions from a heated cathode.
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