noun
- plural of triode; electronic devices with three electrodes (cathode, anode, and control grid) used for amplification or switching
Usage: electronics; technical
Examples
- The old radio used several triodes to amplify the signal.
- Modern electronics have largely replaced triodes with transistors.
- The engineer tested the triodes before installing them in the amplifier.
- Vintage audio equipment often features triodes for their warm sound.
- The laboratory stored dozens of triodes for their vacuum tube experiments.
- Guitar amplifiers sometimes use triodes to create distortion effects.