multi-unit tube

noun

mul·​ti-unit tube

ˈməltə̇+ˌ-…-

: a single electron tube that contains in one envelope elements enabling it to perform the functions of two or more separate tubes

Word History

Etymology

multi-unit from multi- + unit, noun

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