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• cathode-ray tube — n a vacuum tube in which a beam of electrons is projected on a fluorescent screen to produce a luminous spot * * * a vacuum tube in which the cathode rays are accelerated as a beam to form luminous spots on a fluorescent screen …   Medical dictionary

• cathode ray tube — ► NOUN ▪ a high vacuum tube in which cathode rays produce a luminous image on a fluorescent screen, used in televisions and visual display units …   English terms dictionary

• Cathode ray tube — Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. Three Electron guns (for red, green, and blue phosphor dots) 2. Electron beams 3. Focusing coils 4. Deflection coils 5. Anode connection 6. Mask for separating beams for red,… …   Wikipedia

• cathode ray tube — noun a high vacuum tube in which cathode rays produce a luminous image on a fluorescent screen …   English new terms dictionary

• cathode rays — plural noun Streams of negatively charged particles (electrons) proceeding from the cathode of a vacuum tube • • • Main Entry: ↑cathode * * * cathode rays, the invisible streams of electrons from the cathode in a vacuum tube. When cathode rays… …   Useful english dictionary

• cathode rays — negative particles of electricity streaming out in a vacuum tube at right angles to the surface of the cathode and away from it irrespective of the position of the anode. They move in a straight line unless deflected by a magnet. By striking on… …   Medical dictionary

• Cathode ray — Cathode rays (also called an electron beam or e beam) are streams of electrons observed in vacuum tubes, i.e. evacuated glass tubes that are equipped with at least two electrodes, a cathode (negative electrode) and an anode (positive electrode)… …   Wikipedia

• Tube de Crookes — Photo d un tube de Crookes. Les électrons circulent en ligne droite de la cathode, sur la gauche, mise en évidence par l ombre portée de la croix sur la paroi fluorescente, à droite. L anode est en bas. Un tube de Crookes est un des premiers… …   Wikipédia en Français

• cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam. [1875 80] * * * Stream of electrons leaving the negative electrode, or cathode, in an evacuated or gas filled discharge tube or emitted by a heated… …   Universalium

• cathode — n. (also kathode) Electr. 1 the negative electrode in an electrolytic cell or electronic valve or tube. 2 the positive terminal of a primary cell such as a battery (opp. ANODE). Phrases and idioms: cathode ray a beam of electrons emitted from the …   Useful english dictionary

• cathode —   n. negative terminal; electrode by which current leaves.    ♦ cathode particle, electron.    ♦ cathode ray, stream of electrons from cathode to anode in discharge tube;    ♦ cathode ray tube, vacuum tube in television receiver on fluorescent… …   Dictionary of difficult words