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Cathode-ray Tube

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Noun

1. cathode-ray tube, crt

a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cathode-ray Tube

see synonyms of cathode-ray tube
noun
a valve in which a beam of high-energy electrons is focused onto a fluorescent screen to give a visible spot of light. The device, with appropriate deflection equipment, is used in television receivers, visual display units, oscilloscopes, etc
. Abbreviation: CRT

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Cathode-ray Tube

see synonyms of cathode-ray tube
a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is electromagnetically focused on a fluorescent screen, producing lighted dots: such tubes are used as oscilloscopes and picture tubes: abbrev. CRT

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cathode-ray Tube

see synonyms of cathode-ray tube
n.
A vacuum tube, formerly used in computer monitors and televisions, that electromagnetically or electrostatically deflects a focused cathode ray toward various points on a phosphorescent screen.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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