NOUN | artifact | control grid, grid | an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube |
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Meaning | An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube. | |
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Synonym | grid | |
Part of | tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope |
Broader | electrode | A conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit |
Catalan | reixa de control |
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