vacuum tube

Noun

 * 1)  A type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.

Synonyms

 * thermionic valve or simply: (Britain and some other regions)
 * electron tube

Hypernyms

 * discrete component

Coordinate terms

 * electronic crystal
 * solid-state electronic device

Derived terms

 * (CRT)
 * (PMT)
 * (TWT)
 * (TWT)

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: vàlvula, tub de buit
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: elektronrør, radiorør, forstærkerrør
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, tyhjiöputki
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: ელექტრონის ლამპა
 * German:
 * Irish: folúsfheadán
 * Italian: valvola termoionica
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Latvian: elektronu lampa
 * Norwegian: radiorør
 * Polish: lampa próżniowa
 * Portuguese: válvula termiônica,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:, elektronska cijev, vakuumska cijev
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tagalog: awanging tubo
 * Thai: หลอดสุญญากาศ, หลอดวิทยุ
 * Vietnamese: ống chân không
 * Welsh: tiwb gwactod