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Examples of vacuum tube in a Sentence
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Making his first bid for political office, Garvey has proven to be as empty as a vacuum tube.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Blower/vacuum tubes: Many handheld mulchers are three-in-one options that come with attached tubes that will blow and/or vacuum leaves.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
Some stationary and walk-behind models also include vacuum tubes.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
Fix the brush tool attachment onto your handheld vacuum tube and suck up the first layer of dust, pollen, and dirt.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
The cost of constructing a vacuum tube, a maglev system, a linear motor and a compressor is estimated to be billions of dollars.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2024
Then, remove the vacuum tube and hold open the impeller door to remove any leftover debris from the impeller, checking the mulching blades for damage.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
In the twentieth century, Spruce Pine’s mica was mined to make windows for coal-burning stoves and insulation for vacuum tubes.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Designed around the company’s excellent 300b vacuum tubes and custom Tamura transformers, this is a quintessential SET amplifier in the spirit of other Japanese SETs from Air Tight, Luxman, and Shindo.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near vacuum tube
Cite this Entry
“Vacuum tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20tube. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electron tube from which most of the air has been removed
Medical Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electronic device in which conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum within a sealed glass or metal container and which has various uses based on the controlled flow of electrons
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