tank circuit

noun

1

: an oscillatory radio circuit associated with the output circuit of a tube generator which absorbs the generator output in the form of energy impulses of high value and short duration and in turn delivers its output to an antenna

2

: a tuned circuit connected in the plate circuit of a tube generator

3

: an absorption circuit

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