Etymology

audion

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Today it means: An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromaudio“to hear”
  2. English todayaudion

Neologism based on Latin audio (“to hear”).

Words from the same roots

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