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tube  vacuum tube  thermionic vacuum tube  thermionic tube  electron tube
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Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope WordNet 3.0
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Electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A vacuum tube, electron tube, valve, or tube, is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied. Wikipedia
An electronic component Wikipedia Disambiguation
An electron tube or thermionic valve Wikipedia Disambiguation
Device that controls electric current between electrodes in an evacuated container Wikidata
Any of several devices consisting of a sealed chamber, either evacuated or filled with gas at low pressure, in which an electric current flows between electrodes. Wiktionary
An electronic device incorporating electrons from a glowing cathode inside an evacuated glass tube, functioning as a switch, amplifier etc. The British English term for a vacuum tube. Wiktionary
An electrical device containing a heated filament inside an evacuated container (generally a glass tube) and used to produce rectification (a diode vacuum tube), amplification or other functions. Wiktionary
Electrical device. Wiktionary (translation)