de forest

1. 1.

   United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)

   SynonymsLee De ForestFather of Radio

   Broaderelectrical engineerinventor

Questions about de forest

What does de forest mean?

de forest means "United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)".

What is another word for de forest?

Close synonyms include Lee De Forest, Father of Radio. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is de forest a common word?

de forest is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.