thermionic

therm·ion·ic

adj \ˌthər-(ˌ)mī-ˈä-nik\

Definition of THERMIONIC

: relating to, using, or being the emission of charged particles (as electrons) by an incandescent material

Origin of THERMIONIC

thermion charged particle from an incandescent source, from therm- + ion

First Known Use: 1909

Rhymes with THERMIONIC

catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, hypersonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, ultrasonic