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CONTROL GRID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
Synonyms:
control grid; grid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("control grid" is a kind of...):
electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)
Holonyms ("control grid" is a part of...):
electron tube; thermionic tube; thermionic vacuum tube; thermionic valve; tube; vacuum tube (electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)
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