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tetr- + -ode
tetrode (plural tetrodes)
- A thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to improve the thermionic emission.
- A dynatron.
- A dual-gate MOSFET.
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Translations[edit]
a thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to protect the control grid