Word: triode
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
ode
Definition: A thermionic valve containing an anode, a cathode, and a control grid; small changes to the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode, which makes amplification possible.
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.
Affix: -ode
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: way, path
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὁδός
Language: grc
Decoded: odos
Meaning: way