Crookes tube
Crookes tube noun: an early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
Noun
Crookes tube (plural Crookes tubes)
- An early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
- Synonyms:
- Crookes-Hittorf tube
Crookes tube meaning in Tamil
Crookes tube in Tamil
- குரூக்கின்குழாய், குறூக்கின்குழாய்
Synonyms of Crookes tube
Forms of Crookes tube
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Origin of Crookes tube
After Sir William Crookes (1832–1919), British chemist and physicist, one of its inventors.
Questions about Crookes tube
- What does Crookes tube mean?
- Crookes tube means an early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
- What is Crookes tube in Tamil?
- Crookes tube in Tamil is குரூக்கின்குழாய், குறூக்கின்குழாய். See Crookes tube meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Crookes tube?
- Crookes tube is a noun.
- What is the plural of Crookes tube?
- The plural of Crookes tube is Crookes tubes.
Words near Crookes tube in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Crookes tube (page history and authors); crookes 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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