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cathode ray tubes

cathode ray tubes is the plural of cathode ray tube.

Meaning of cathode ray tube

Noun

cathode ray tube (plural cathode ray tubes)

  1. A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.

Questions about cathode ray tubes

What is cathode ray tubes the plural of?
Cathode ray tubes is the plural of cathode ray tube.

Words near cathode ray tubes in the dictionary

  1. cathode
  2. cathode dark space
  3. cathode dark spaces
  4. cathode ray
  5. cathode ray tube
  6. cathode ray tubes
  7. cathode rays
  8. cathode-ray tube
  9. cathode-ray tubes
  10. cathodegraph
  11. cathodegraphs

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