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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVacuum-tube
/ˈvæk.juːm tjuːb/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electronic device consisting of a sealed glass or metal enclosure containing electrodes in a vacuum, used to control electric current.
"Vintage guitar amplifiers are highly prized for the warm tone produced by their vacuum-tubes." - 2
A thermionic valve that amplifies or switches electrical signals in early electronic equipment like computers and radios.
"Early computers relied on thousands of fragile vacuum-tubes to perform basic computational logic."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'vacuum' (from Latin vacuus meaning 'empty') and 'tube' (from Old French tube, derived from Latin tubus meaning 'pipe'). Coined in the early 20th century during the rapid development of electronics and radio engineering to describe an electron tube sealed in a partial vacuum.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vacuum-tube" is said worldwide
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tube électronique
Transliteration: tub el.ɛk.tʁɔ.nik
"Cet amplificateur vintage utilise des tubes électroniques."
Elektronenröhre
Transliteration: eˈlɛktʁoːnənˌʁøːʁə
"Der alte Radioempfänger funktionierte noch mit einer Elektronenröhre."
tubo a vuoto
Transliteration: ˈtu.bo a ˈvwɔ.to
"I vecchi televisori contenevano un tubo a vuoto."
tubo de vacío
Transliteration: ˈtu.βo ðe βaˈθi.o
"Los amplificadores de válvulas usan un tubo de vacío."
válvula termoiónica
Transliteration: ˈvaw.vu.lɐ tɛɾ.mu.iˈɔ.ni.kɐ
"O rádio antigo funciona com uma válvula termoiónica."
निर्वात ट्यूब
Transliteration: nirvaat tyub
"पुराने रेडियो में निर्वात ट्यूब का उपयोग किया जाता था।"
电子管
Transliteration: diàn zǐ guǎn
"老式收音机里装有电子管。"
진공관
Transliteration: jin-gong-gwan
"이 빈티지 오디오 증폭기는 진공관을 사용합니다."
真空管
Transliteration: shinkūkan
"古いアンプには真空管が使われています。"
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