cathode-ray tube
noun
: 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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Chunky cathode-ray tube televisions sat on outdated furniture.
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Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
But the original games would have had cathode-ray tube (CRT) screens, which—as anybody using a camera back then would remember—can be difficult to capture.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
However, those retro game screens were made from cathode-ray tube (CRT), which meant when the cameras were rolling, the images were not clear.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
For example batteries need to be removed from cellphones and older, cathode-ray tube television sets require special handling due to their lead content.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
Douglas created a game of tic-tac-toe, which was also displayed on a cathode-ray tube, for the University of Cambridge EDSAC computer.
—Noah Wardrip-Fruin, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2021
Seven years later, Boris Rosing first transmitted silhouetted images of geometric shapes, using a cathode-ray tube receiver.
—Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Oct. 2020
The idea of a big screen with a fixed connection will be as alien to the second half as landlines and cathode-ray tubes are to today’s youngsters.
—The Economist, 8 June 2019
When first built in 1965, the consoles had era-appropriate cathode-ray tube monitors.
—Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2018
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Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
But the original games would have had cathode-ray tube (CRT) screens, which—as anybody using a camera back then would remember—can be difficult to capture.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
However, those retro game screens were made from cathode-ray tube (CRT), which meant when the cameras were rolling, the images were not clear.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
For example batteries need to be removed from cellphones and older, cathode-ray tube television sets require special handling due to their lead content.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
Douglas created a game of tic-tac-toe, which was also displayed on a cathode-ray tube, for the University of Cambridge EDSAC computer.
—Noah Wardrip-Fruin, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2021
Seven years later, Boris Rosing first transmitted silhouetted images of geometric shapes, using a cathode-ray tube receiver.
—Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Oct. 2020
The idea of a big screen with a fixed connection will be as alien to the second half as landlines and cathode-ray tubes are to today’s youngsters.
—The Economist, 8 June 2019
When first built in 1965, the consoles had era-appropriate cathode-ray tube monitors.
—Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2018
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1905, in the meaning defined above
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cathode-ray tube
noun
: a vacuum tube in which a beam of electrons is projected upon a fluorescent screen and produces a glowing spot
Medical Definition
cathode-ray tube
noun
: a vacuum tube in which a beam of electrons is projected on a fluorescent screen to produce a luminous spot
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