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Old Vacuum Tube

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noun

• a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible

49%8Old-fashioned vacuum tube
noun

• a thermionic tube having five electrodes

36%12Vacuum tube found in old guitar amplifiers
noun

• electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

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