Coolidge tube
Coolidge tube noun: an improvement on the Crookes tube in which the electrons are produced by thermionic effect from a tungsten filament heated by an electric current.
Noun
Coolidge tube (plural Coolidge tubes)
- An improvement on the Crookes tube in which the electrons are produced by thermionic effect from a tungsten filament heated by an electric current.
- Synonyms:
- hot cathode tube
Coolidge tube meaning in Tamil
Coolidge tube in Tamil
- கூலிச்சுகுழாய், கூலிட்சுக்குழாய்
Synonyms of Coolidge tube
- hot cathode tube
Forms of Coolidge tube
| plural | Coolidge tubes |
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Origin of Coolidge tube
Introduced by William Coolidge in 1913.
Questions about Coolidge tube
- What does Coolidge tube mean?
- Coolidge tube means an improvement on the Crookes tube in which the electrons are produced by thermionic effect from a tungsten filament heated by an electric current.
- What is Coolidge tube in Tamil?
- Coolidge tube in Tamil is கூலிச்சுகுழாய், கூலிட்சுக்குழாய். See Coolidge tube meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Coolidge tube?
- Coolidge tube is a noun.
- What is the plural of Coolidge tube?
- The plural of Coolidge tube is Coolidge tubes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Coolidge tube (page history and authors); coolidge tube (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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