What is another word for pentode?

Pronunciation: [pˈɛntə͡ʊd] (IPA)

Pentode is a part of electronic devices like valves and tubes, which are used for amplification purposes. It is a five-component tube that can be operated as a voltage amplifier, power rectifier, and oscillator. There are many synonyms for the word pentode, including the term beam tetrode, which operates on the same principle of amplification but with four electrodes, rather than five. Another synonym is the term electron pentode, which refers to electronic devices that use pentode technology to amplify electric signals. Other synonyms include the names of specific pentode tubes, such as EL84 and EL34. These synonyms all refer to the same basic technology used in electronic devices to aid amplification, but with slight variations in how they work.

What are the hypernyms for Pentode?

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What are the hyponyms for Pentode?

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Usage examples for Pentode

Remember how he went to all the trouble of building a pentode vacuum tube for a job that could have been done by transistors.
"Anything You Can Do"
Gordon Randall Garrett
Remember how he went to all the trouble of building a pentode vacuum tube for a job that could have been done by transistors he already had had a chance to get and didn't.
"Anything You Can Do ..."
Gordon Randall Garrett
My first transmitter was just an electron coupled oscillator using a type 59 output pentode from a radio.
"The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece A Personal View"
Norman F. Joly

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