cathode ray tube
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cathode ray tube
noun cathode ray tubes · cathode-ray tube
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A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.
Similar: CRT, picture tube, Braun tube
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noun vacuum tube that displays images
| Español | tubo de rayos catódicos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 브라운관 beuraun'gwan, 음극선관 eumgeukseon'gwan |
| 日本語 | ブラウン管 Buraun-kan |
| 中文 | 陰極射線 /阴极射线 yīnjí shèxiàn, 映像管 yìngxiàngguǎn, 顯像管 /显像管 xiǎnxiàngguǎn |
| Português | tubo de imagens, tubo de raios catódicos |
| Français | tube cathodique |
| Deutsch | Kathodenstrahlröhre, Braunsche Röhre |
| Italiano | tubo catodico, tubo a raggi catodici |
| Română | tub catodic |
| Русский | электро́нно-лучева́я тру́бка elektrónno-lučevája trúbka |
| Tiếng Việt | ống tia âm cực |
| العربية | أُنْبُوب أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة ʔunbūb ʔašiʕʕa mahbaṭiyya, صِمَام أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة ṣimām ʔašiʕʕa mahbaṭiyya |
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title = {cathode ray tube},
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