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Noun: tetrode  'te,trowd
  1. A thermionic tube having four electrodes
    "Early radio amplifiers often used tetrodes in their design"

Derived forms: tetrodes

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

Encyclopedia: Tetrode