Term: triode: a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible
Candidate hypernym: tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope → 1
Candidate hypernym: sporozoan: parasitic spore-forming protozoan → 0
Candidate hypernym: grinner: a person who grins → 0
Candidate hypernym: prune cake: moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree → 0
Candidate hypernym: gasfield: a region where there is natural gas underground → 0
Candidate hypernym: stretch reflex: reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture → 0
Candidate hypernym: load: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate → 0
Candidate hypernym: polemicist: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) → 0
Candidate hypernym: web: membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals → 0
Candidate hypernym: disturbance: an unhappy and worried mental state → 0
Candidate hypernym: bel: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels → 0