CONTROL GRID

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does control grid mean? 

• CONTROL GRID (noun)
  The noun CONTROL GRID has 1 sense:

1. an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

  Familiarity information: CONTROL GRID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTROL GRID (noun)

Meaning:

An electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

control grid; grid

Hypernyms ("control grid" is a kind of...):

electrode (a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)

Holonyms ("control grid" is a part of...):

electron tube; thermionic tube; thermionic vacuum tube; thermionic valve; tube; vacuum tube (electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)