thermion
IPA: θˈɝmiʌn
noun
- (physics) An electrically charged particle, either an electron or an ion, emitted by a conducting material at high temperatures
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Examples of "thermion" in Sentences
- Thermionic devices are not thermoelectric.
- It produces electricity using a thermionic converter.
- Hot metal will emit electron via Thermionic emission.
- Almost all tubes depend on the thermionic emission of electrons.
- The heat causes thermionic emission of electrons into the vacuum.
- An improved collector is provided for a thermionic energy converter.
- It is based on the thermionic emission of electrons from an emitter.
- He describes the unidirectional thermionic emission as the Edison Effect.
- In the accelerator community, these are referred to as thermionic cathodes.
- A plurality of thermionic filaments are arranged in side by side relationship.
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