cathode-ray tube

Noun

Meaning

a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen

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Alternative names

cathode ray tube

Synonyms

CRT picture tube screen tube amplifier anode kinescope vacuum tube gas-discharge tube television tube electron beam tube projection tube beam-deflection tube cathode-ray device e-beam tube
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Hypernyms

gas-discharge tube

Hyponyms

crookes tube kinescope picture tube television tube

Examples

When I'm online, I'm alone in a room, tapping on a keyboard, staring at a cathode-ray tube. Clifford Stoll

According to a study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a typical cathode-ray tube TV contains about 450g of copper and 227g of aluminium, as well as around 5.6g of gold. Source: Internet

Allen B. DuMont, American engineer who perfected the first commercially practical cathode-ray tube, which was not only vitally important for much scientific and technical equipment but was the essential…. Source: Internet

X-ray tube is also a special type of Cathode ray tube, whilst x-ray emits when high voltage electron hit the anode. Source: Internet

However, the anode connection for a cathode-ray tube requires a very high voltage (typically 10–30 kV) for correct operation. Source: Internet

The cathode-ray tube (CRT) remained the basis for televisions and video monitors until superseded in the 21st century. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cathode tube cathode-ray device cathode-ray oscilloscope cathode-ray tube screen cathodegraph cathodic