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Hittorf tube

Hittorf tube noun: an early form of vacuum tube.

Noun

Hittorf tube (plural Hittorf tubes)

  1. (historical) An early form of vacuum tube.

Forms of Hittorf tube

pluralHittorf tubes

Origin of Hittorf tube

Named after Johann Wilhelm Hittorf.

Questions about Hittorf tube

What does Hittorf tube mean?
Hittorf tube means an early form of vacuum tube.
What part of speech is Hittorf tube?
Hittorf tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Hittorf tube?
The plural of Hittorf tube is Hittorf tubes.

Words near Hittorf tube in the dictionary

  1. Hittle
  2. Hittles
  3. Hittologist
  4. Hittologists
  5. Hittology
  6. Hittorf tube
  7. Hittorf tubes
  8. Hittorf's phosphorus
  9. Hitts
  10. hitty-missy
  11. Hitumnog

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