cathode-ray tube
cathode–ray tube
nounDefinition of CATHODE-RAY TUBE
: a vacuum tube in which a beam of electrons is projected on a phosphor-coated screen to produce a luminous spot at a point on the screen determined by the effect on the electron beam of a variable magnetic field within the tube
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1905
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