electron tube; vacuum tube; valve
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electron tube; vacuum tube; thermionic valve (electronic device using electron flow in a vacuum or rarefied gas)
technicalUsed for rectification, detection, amplification, and oscillation. Common types include diodes and triodes. Now largely replaced by transistors in consumer electronics but still used in high-frequency and high-power applications.
Zhè这
tái台
lǎo老
shì式
shōu收
yīn音
jī机
lǐ里
hái还
zhuāng装
zhe着
diàn电
zǐ子
guǎn管
。
This old radio still has vacuum tubes inside.
Diàn电
zǐ子
guǎn管
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
fàng放
dà大
diàn电
xìn信
hào号
。
Electron tubes can be used to amplify electrical signals.
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Zhè这
gè个
fàng放
dà大
qì器
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
diàn电
zǐ子
guǎn管
ér而
bù不
shì是
jīng晶
tǐ体
guǎn管
。
This amplifier uses vacuum tubes rather than transistors.