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phototube

phototube noun: a gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode.

Noun

phototube (plural phototubes)

  1. A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode.

phototube meaning in Tamil

phototube in Tamil

ஒளிக்குழாய், ஒளிமின் வால்வு

Forms of phototube

pluralphototubes

Origin of phototube

From photo- + tube.

Questions about phototube

What does phototube mean?
Phototube means a gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode.
What is phototube in Tamil?
Phototube in Tamil is ஒளிக்குழாய், ஒளிமின் வால்வு. See Phototube meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phototube?
Phototube is a noun.
What is the plural of phototube?
The plural of phototube is phototubes.

Words near phototube in the dictionary

  1. phototropins
  2. phototropism
  3. phototropisms
  4. phototropistic
  5. phototropy
  6. phototube
  7. phototubes
  8. phototunable
  9. phototuning
  10. phototype
  11. phototyped

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototube (page history and authors); phototube (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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