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thermionic tube

an electron tube having a cathode electrically heated in order to cause electron or ion emission
Also [Brit., etc.] thermionic valve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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