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thermionic valve vs diode

diode vs thermionic valve

thermionic valve and diode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thermionic valve Yes No No No
diode Yes No No No
As nouns, diode is a hyponym of thermionic valve; that is, diode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thermionic valve:
  • thermionic valve: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
  • diode: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
thermionic valve (noun) diode (noun)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
Difference between thermionic valve and diode

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