Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

audion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: au-dion
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate.

Etymology

Neologism based on Latin audio (“to hear”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: audio

Inflected Forms

audions (plural)

Phrases

audion tube

Questions

What does audion mean?: An early electronic amplifying tube consisting of a partially evacuated glass tube with three electrodes, a heated filament, a grid, and a plate.
Where does audion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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