cathode-ray tube
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | gas-discharge tube, |
| definition | : | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | crookes tube, |
| definition | : | the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kinescope, picture tube, television tube, |
| definition | : | a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | electron gun, |
| definition | : | the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | crt screen, screen, |
| definition | : | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | television, television system, |
| definition | : | a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points (noun.artifact) |
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