beam-power tube: Meaning and Definition of

beam'-pow•er tube"

Pronunciation: (bēm'pou"ur), [key]
— Radio. Radio.
  1. a vacuum tube in which the stream of electrons flowing to the plate is focused by the action of a set of auxiliary, charged elements, giving an increase in output power.
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