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Definition of Thermionic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of thermions. "Thermionic cathode"
Definition of Thermionic
1. Adjective. concerning the emission of electrons from a heated electrode ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thermionic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermionic
Literary usage of Thermionic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Electrical Engineering by William Henry Timbie, Vannevar Bush (1922)
"A thermionic tube with ii grid introduced between the filament and the cold plate.
When a voltage is established between filament and plate in a ..."
2. Telephonic Transmission, Theoretical and Applied by James Greaves Hill (1920)
"The stability and general action of the thermionic valve were, however, ultimately
found to be superior to this device, which doubtless accounts for the ..."
3. Wireless Telegraphy: With Special Reference to the Quenched-spark System by Bernard John Leggett (1921)
"The thermionic valve intensifiers about to be described, are of more modern origin.
... Elementary Principle of the thermionic Valve as an Intensifier. ..."
4. The Principles of Electric Wave Telegraphy and Telephony by John Ambrose Fleming (1919)
"This has been quite recently achieved by the use of the thermionic amplifier,
... The thermionic current or stream of electrons or negative ions proceeding ..."
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