noun
1. : a small area of the anticathode of an X-ray tube upon which the cathode rays are focused and from which proceed the X rays
2. : a small area on the mercury cathode of a mercury-arc rectifier where the arc strikes it and liberates electrons
noun
1. : a small area of the anticathode of an X-ray tube upon which the cathode rays are focused and from which proceed the X rays
2. : a small area on the mercury cathode of a mercury-arc rectifier where the arc strikes it and liberates electrons
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012