cathode ray tube

See also: cathode-ray tube

English

Noun

cathode ray tube (plural cathode ray tubes)

(electronics) 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.

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Translations

vacuum tube that displays images

Dutch: kathodestraalbuis f, beeldbuis (nl) f
Finnish: kuvaputki (fi), katodisädeputki (fi)
French: tube cathodique (fr) m
German: Kathodenstrahlröhre f, Braun'sche Röhre f
Hawaiian: ʻohe kīwī

Japanese: ブラウン管 (Buraunkan)
Romanian: tub catodic n
Russian: электро́нно-лучева́я тру́бка f (elektrónno-lučevája trúbka)
Spanish: tubo de rayos catódicos m
Vietnamese: ống tia âm cực

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