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Noun: pentode  'pen,towd
  1. A thermionic tube having five electrodes
    "Pentodes were commonly used in radio and television circuits"

Derived forms: pentodes

Type of: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube

Encyclopedia: Pentode