| NOUN | artifact | rectifying tube, diode, rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes |
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| Meaning | A thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier. | |
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| Synonyms | diode, rectifying valve | |
| Broader | 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 |
| Spanish | diodo | |
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