pentode

English

Etymology

From pent- +‎ -ode.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.təʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnˌtoʊd/
• Rhymes: -ɛntəʊd

Noun

pentode (plural pentodes)

1. A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.

Hypernyms

• vacuum tube

Hyponyms

• output pentode
• RF pentode

Meronyms

• cathode
• control grid (g₁)
• screen grid (g₂)
• suppressor grid (g₃)
• anode (also called: plate)

Derived terms

• photopentode

Translations

thermionic valve

• Finnish: pentodi
• Japanese: 五極管 (gokyokukan)
• Swedish: pentod (sv) c
• Tagalog: limandas

See also

• kinkless tetrode

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.tɔd/

• Audio (France):

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Noun

pentode f (plural pentodes)

1. pentode

Further reading

• “pentode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012