pentode

English

Etymology

pent- +‎ -ode

Noun

pentode (plural pentodes)

A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; 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)

Derived terms

photopentode

Translations

thermionic valve

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

See also

w:kinkless tetrode

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.tɔd/
Audio (file)

Noun

pentode f (plural pentodes)

pentode

Further reading

“pentode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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