Meanings
plural vacuum tubes
- businessA type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.
Synonyms: valve, electron tube
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of electron tube that controls electron current through vacuum between electrodes within a sealed container, usually of glass or metal and often designed to be easily installed in and removed from the equipment in which it is used.
More synonyms by meaning
nounelectronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan vàlvula, tub de buit
- vàlvulaelectrical device
- tub de buitelectrical device
Chinese Mandarin 真空管, 電子管 /电子管
- 真空管 (zhēnkōngguǎn)electrical device
- 電子管 /电子管 (diànzǐguǎn)electrical device
Czech elektronka
- elektronkaelectrical device
Danish elektronrør, radiorør
- elektronrørelectrical device
- radiorørelectrical device
- forstærkerrørelectrical device
Dutch elektronenbuis, radiobuis
- elektronenbuiselectrical device
- radiobuiselectrical device
- vacuümbuiselectrical device
Esperanto vakutubo
- vakutuboelectrical device
Finnish elektroniputki, tyhjiöputki
- elektroniputkielectrical device
- tyhjiöputkielectrical device
French tube électronique, tube à vide
- tube électroniqueelectrical device
- tube à videelectrical device
German Elektronenröhre
- Elektronenröhreelectrical device
Irish folúsfheadán
- folúsfheadánelectrical device
Italian valvola termoionica
- valvola termoionicaelectrical device
Japanese 真空管
- 真空管 (shinkūkan)electrical device
Korean 진공관
- 진공관 (jin'gonggwan)electrical device
Latvian elektronu lampa
- elektronu lampaelectrical device
Norwegian radiorør
- radiorørelectrical device
Polish lampa próżniowa
- lampa próżniowaelectrical device
Portuguese válvula termiônica, válvula
- válvula termiônicaelectrical device
- válvulaelectrical device
Romanian tub electronic
- tub electronicelectrical device
Russian ла́мпа
- ла́мпа (lámpa)electrical device
Swedish elektronrör, radiorör
- elektronrörelectrical device
- radiorörelectrical device
- rörelectrical device
Tagalog awanging tubo
- awanging tuboelectrical device
Thai หลอดสุญญากาศ, หลอดวิทยุ
- หลอดสุญญากาศelectrical device
- หลอดวิทยุelectrical device
Ukrainian електрова́куумна ла́мпа, електро́нна ла́мпа
- електрова́куумна ла́мпа (elektrovákuumna lámpa)electrical device
- електро́нна ла́мпа (elektrónna lámpa)electrical device
- ла́мпа (lámpa)electrical device
- радіола́мпа (radiolámpa)electrical device
Vietnamese ống chân không
- ống chân khôngelectrical device
Welsh tiwb gwactod
- tiwb gwactodelectrical device
Cite this entry
vacuum tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20tube
“vacuum tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacuum tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacuum%20tube.
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