hexode

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UK/ˈhɛk.səʊd/US/ˈhɛkˌsoʊd/

noun

a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers

OriginEnglish hex- ← Latin hexa- ← Ancient Greek ἑξα- (hexa-) →
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Meanings

nounhexode (plural hexodes)

plural hexodes

  1. a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Englishhex-
  8. Englishhexode

From hex- + -ode (“way”).

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Translations

Russian гексод
  • гексод (geksod)Translations
Swedish hexod
  • hexodTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hexode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexode

MLA

“hexode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexode. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexode.

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