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rectifying tube

DEFINITIONS OF: rectifying tube

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n a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

Synonyms:
diode, rectifying valve
Type of:
electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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