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cold cathodes

cold cathodes is the plural of cold cathode.

Meaning of cold cathode

Noun

cold cathode (plural cold cathodes)

  1. A type of cathode that does not use a heating element to produce emission of cathode rays (electrons), beyond base thermionic emission (usually by field electron emission, secondary emission, or photoelectric emission).
    • On the open portions of the platforms the loudspeakers are installed on the cold cathode lighting columns.1962 June, “The Eastern Region completes the Colchester scheme”, in Modern Railways, page 412

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What is cold cathodes the plural of?
Cold cathodes is the plural of cold cathode.

Words near cold cathodes in the dictionary

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  5. cold cathode
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