tetrode

noun

Meaning

A thermionic valve similar to a triode with the addition of a screen grid to protect the control grid.
A dynatron.
A dual-gate MOSFET.

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Related words

triode(English)phanotron(English)phototriode(English)phototube(English)audion(English)vacuum tube(English)photopentode(English)photomultiplier tube(English)pentode(English)anode(English)kink(English)octal(English)

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