Usually means: Emission of electrons from heat.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. thermionic: Merriam-Webster
  2. thermionic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. thermionic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. thermionic: Vocabulary.com
  5. thermionic: Wiktionary
  6. thermionic: Dictionary.com
  7. Thermionic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. thermionic: Rhymezone
  9. thermionic: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  10. thermionic: FreeDictionary.org
  11. thermionic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. thermionic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. thermionic: Encyclopedia

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  1. thermionic: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (thermionic)

▸ adjective:  Involving the emission of electrons from a heated electrode.

Similar:
thermoelectrical, electrothermic, thermovoltaic, thermogenous, exothermal, photoheated, exothermous, thermoparticulate, thermoconductive, thermoactivated, more...

Opposite:
photoelectric

Types:
cathode, emitter, collector, more...

Phrases:
Thermionic emission, thermionic valve, thermionic valves, thermionic diode, thermionic current, more...

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Similar:
thermoelectrical, electrothermic, thermovoltaic, thermogenous, exothermal, photoheated, exothermous, thermoparticulate, thermoconductive, thermoactivated, more...

Opposite:
photoelectric

Types:
cathode, emitter, collector, more...

Phrases:
Thermionic emission, thermionic valve, thermionic valves, thermionic diode, thermionic current, Thermionic converter, thermionic tube, thermionic tubes, thermionic currents, thermionic vacuum tube, more...



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