English Explanatory Dictionary

Edison effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The thermionic effect by which electrons are transferred from a hot cathode into a vacuum, in a vacuum tube.

Word forms

Edison effect

Etymology

Named after Thomas Edison.

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