thermion

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Noun thermion has 1 sense

thermion - an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature
--₁ is a kind of particle

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Thermion

Noun - Physics:

1. A thermion is an electron emitted by a heated material, typically from a metal surface, due to its high temperature.

Example Sentence:

The experiment demonstrated that thermions can be used to generate electricity.

Noun - Electronics:

1. In electronics, a thermion refers to a type of vacuum tube or valve that uses the flow of thermions to amplify signals.

Example Sentence:

The guitar amplifier relied on a thermion to produce its distinctive sound.

Adjective:

1. Describing something related to thermions.

Example Sentence:

The student conducted an experiment to investigate the thermion properties of different metals.

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