triode

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹaɪ.əʊd/
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/ˈtɹaɪ.əʊd/ · /ˈtɹaɪ.oʊd/

Definition of triode

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)bor. English -ode English triode From tri- + -ode.

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