pentode
French, noun/pɛ̃.tɔd/
pentode is spelled P-E-N-T-O-D-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written French, the 242,150th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pentode is a French feminine noun meaning “pentode” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tube à vide comprenant cinq électrodes. Une diode détectrice, et une triode amplificatrice”.
What does pentode mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepentode
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tube à vide comprenant cinq électrodes. Une diode détectrice, et une triode amplificatrice.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pentode
- pentodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pentode?
- /pɛ̃.tɔd/
- \pɛ̃.tɔd\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pentode in French?
pentode appears about once in every 59 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).