electronic device vs electron tube

electron tube vs electronic device

electronic device and electron tube both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
electron tube	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, electron tube is a hyponym of electronic device; that is, electron tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electronic device:

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
electron tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, dongle, doubler, generator, deaf-aid, hearing aid, logic element, computer mouse, mouse, multiplexer, artificial pacemaker, pacemaker, organiser, organizer, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer, read-out, readout, repeater, digital scanner, image scanner, scanner, system clock, trackball, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, effects unit, compander, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	electron tube (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

Difference between electronic device and electron tube

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