rectifying valve
1rectifying valve — noun a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier • Syn: ↑diode, ↑rectifying tube • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑ …
2rectifying tube — noun a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier • Syn: ↑diode, ↑rectifying valve • Hypernyms: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑ …
3thermionic valve — noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • Syn: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device …
4Mercury-arc valve — Mercury rectifier on display in Beromünster, Switzerland before being decommissioned A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high voltage or high current alternating current (AC) into… …
5Mercury arc valve — A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier which converts alternating current into direct current. Rectifiers of this type were used in electric motor power supplies for industry, in electric… …
6electron tube — noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • Syn: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑thermionic valve • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device …
7thermionic tube — noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • Syn: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑electron tube, ↑thermionic valve • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device …
8thermionic vacuum tube — noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • Syn: ↑tube, ↑vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑thermionic valve • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device …
9vacuum tube — noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • Syn: ↑tube, ↑thermionic vacuum tube, ↑thermionic tube, ↑electron tube, ↑thermionic valve • Hypernyms: ↑electronic device …
10Vacuum tube — This article is about the electronic device. For experiments in an evacuated pipe, see free fall. For the transport system, see pneumatic tube. Modern vacuum tubes, mostly miniature style In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube (in North… …
