Acorn Tube (Noun)
Meaning
A small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The engineer carefully selected an acorn tube with the correct impedance for the high-frequency amplifier circuit.
- Acorn tubes were widely used in early radio transmitters due to their ability to handle high frequencies.
- The vintage radio repair manual specified the use of a specific type of acorn tube to restore the original performance.
- The technician had to replace the faulty acorn tube in the microwave oven's magnetron to get it working again.
- In the early days of radar technology, acorn tubes played a crucial role in generating the high-frequency signals needed for detection.