vacuum tube

vacuum tube
vacuum tube n an electronic device in which conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum within a sealed glass or metal container and which has various uses based on the controlled flow of electrons

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a glass tube from which the air has been exhausted to a high degree of vacuum.

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  • Vacuum Tube —   [engl.], Vakuumröhre …   Universal-Lexikon

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