CATHODE RAY


Meaning of CATHODE RAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

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