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Tetrode

A tetrode is an electronic device composed of four electrodes, used primarily in vacuum tube technology.

Noun

1. A vacuum tube that has four electrodes - a cathode, a control grid, a screen grid, and a plate.
2. A specialized type of electrode used in neuroscience research to record neural activity.

Example Sentences:

1. The tetrode amplifies the incoming electrical signals in a vacuum tube.

2. Researchers implanted a tetrode in the rat's brain to record neural activity.

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