CATHODE RAY


Meaning of CATHODE RAY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1880

1 plural : the high-speed electrons emitted in a stream from the heated cathode of a vacuum tube

2 : a stream of electrons emitted from the cathode of a vacuum tube ― usually used in plural

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.