"vacuum tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vacuum tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vacuum tube (plural vacuum tubes)
  1. (electronics) A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used. Wikipedia link: vacuum tube Categories (topical): Electron tubes, Electronics Synonyms: electron tube Synonyms (thermionic valve or simply): valve (english: Britain and some other regions) Hypernyms: discrete component Hyponyms: heptode (english: vacuum-tube heptode), hexode (english: vacuum-tube hexode), pentode (english: vacuum-tube pentode), tetrode (english: vacuum-tube tetrode), triode (english: vacuum-tube triode), diode (english: vacuum-tube diode) Derived forms: cathode-ray tube (alt: CRT), photomultiplier tube (alt: PMT), television tube, travelling-wave tube (alt: TWT) Coordinate_terms: crystal (english: electronic crystal), transistor (english: solid-state electronic device) Translations (electrical device): vàlvula [feminine] (Catalan), tub de buit [masculine] (Catalan), 真空管 (zhēnkōngguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 電子管 (Chinese Mandarin), 电子管 (diànzǐguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), elektronka [feminine] (Czech), elektronrør [neuter] (Danish), radiorør [neuter] (Danish), forstærkerrør [neuter] (Danish), elektronenbuis [common-gender] (Dutch), radiobuis [common-gender] (Dutch), vacuümbuis [common-gender] (Dutch), elektroniputki (Finnish), tyhjiöputki (Finnish), tube électronique [masculine] (French), tube à vide [masculine] (French), ელექტრონის ლამპა (elekṭronis lamṗa) (Georgian), Elektronenröhre [neuter] (German), folúsfheadán [masculine] (Irish), valvola termoionica [feminine] (Italian), 真空管 (shinkūkan) (Japanese), 진공관 (jin'gonggwan) (alt: 眞空管) (Korean), elektronu lampa [feminine] (Latvian), radiorør [neuter] (Norwegian), lampa próżniowa (Polish), válvula termiônica [feminine] (Portuguese), válvula [feminine] (Portuguese), tub electronic [neuter] (Romanian), ла́мпа (lámpa) [feminine] (Russian), elektronka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), elektronska cijev [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vakuumska cijev [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), elektronrör [neuter] (Swedish), radiorör [neuter] (Swedish), rör [neuter] (Swedish), awanging tubo (Tagalog), หลอดสุญญากาศ (Thai), หลอดวิทยุ (Thai), ống chân không (Vietnamese), tiwb gwactod [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "válvula termiônica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "válvula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tub electronic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lámpa",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ла́мпа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elektronka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elektronska cijev"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vakuumska cijev"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "elektronrör"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "radiorör"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rör"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "word": "awanging tubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "word": "หลอดสุญญากาศ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "word": "หลอดวิทยุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "word": "ống chân không"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "electrical device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiwb gwactod"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vacuum tube"
}

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