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CRT, cathode-ray tube
a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
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glow lamp
a gas-discharge tube with a hot cathode; used in stroboscopes
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glow tube
a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas
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Crookes tube
the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
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kinescope, picture tube, television tube
a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
