diànzǐguǎn

电子管

Word · NounTraditional電子管

electron tube; vacuum tube; valve

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

electron tube; vacuum tube; thermionic valve (electronic device using electron flow in a vacuum or rarefied gas)

technical

Used 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.