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vacuum tube vs diode

diode vs vacuum tube

vacuum tube and diode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vacuum tube Yes No No No
diode Yes No No No
As nouns, diode is a hyponym of vacuum tube; that is, diode is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vacuum tube:
  • vacuum tube: 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
vacuum tube (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 vacuum tube and diode

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