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单词 vacuum tube
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Definition of vacuum tube in English:

vacuum tube

noun
  • A sealed glass tube containing a near-vacuum which allows the free passage of electric current.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A photocell is usually a vacuum tube with two electrodes.
    • I didn't know much about transistors because my education was during the days of vacuum tube.
    • We think of the 1950s as the golden era of the vacuum tube.
    • It wasn't until the vacuum tube and the transistor were invented that true computers became feasible.
    • In 1948 the vacuum tube was replaced by longer-lived solid-state transistors, marking the dawn of microelectronics.
 
 

Definition of vacuum tube in US English:

vacuum tube

nounˈvakyo͞om ˌt(y)o͞ob
  • An electron tube containing a near-vacuum that allows the free passage of electric current.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We think of the 1950s as the golden era of the vacuum tube.
    • In 1948 the vacuum tube was replaced by longer-lived solid-state transistors, marking the dawn of microelectronics.
    • I didn't know much about transistors because my education was during the days of vacuum tube.
    • It wasn't until the vacuum tube and the transistor were invented that true computers became feasible.
    • A photocell is usually a vacuum tube with two electrodes.
 
 
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