pentode

English

Etymology

pent- +‎ -ode

Noun

pentode (plural pentodes)

1. a thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products

Hypernyms

• vacuum tube

Hyponyms

• output pentode
• RF pentode

Meronyms

• cathode
• control grid (g₁)
• screen grid (g₂)
• suppressor grid (g₃)
• anode (also called: plate)

See also

• w:kinkless tetrode

Translations

thermionic valve

• Finnish: pentodi
• Japanese: 五極管 (gokyokukan)
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• Swedish: pentod (sv) c
• Tagalog: limandas