Paragon

A company that produced radio equipment during the early 1920's.

I saw a Paragon amplifier on eBay for an outrageous amount of money.

by BlastMaster June 06, 2003

fasces

A bundle of sticks held together by a cord. The word fascist came from this. In a fascist government, the sticks are the people held together by the cord, or leader.

Fascist actually came from the word fasces.

by BlastMaster May 18, 2003

blast

Used as an interjection.

Blast! I hit my head on the concrete overhang!

by Blastmaster June 08, 2003

rectify

To convert alternating current to direct current by means of a semiconductive material or a vacuum tube.

The AC power in my amplifier is rectified by a 5U4GB tube.

by BlastMaster May 18, 2003

amp

Short for "amplifier" or "ampere."

Turn on the amp.
The filament of a 201 vacuum tube uses one amp

by BlastMaster June 19, 2003

Cops

Law enforcement officials; police officers.

The cops busted into my house today and searched everything, only to find that they had the wrong address.

by BlastMaster June 18, 2003

Nu

A trademark appearing on vacuum tubes manufactured by National Union.

by BlastMaster June 19, 2003