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The vacuum also has two wheels underneath it, which helps move it around since the vacuum tube is bigger than the blower tube.
—Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Like moving from a vacuum tube to a microchip, the technology promises to perform the same task as traditional vaccines, but exponentially faster, and for a fraction of the cost.
—Stephen Buranyi, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
The cathode rays Crookes observed in his vacuum tubes were as evanescent as any ghost.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
There were vacuum tubes to store data in the 1960s.
—Thangaraj Petchiappan, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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“Vacuum tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20tube. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electron tube from which most of the air has been removed
Medical Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electronic device in which conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum within a sealed glass or metal container and which has various uses based on the controlled flow of electrons
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