Definitions of kinescope
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a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
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synonyms:
picture tube, television tube
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types:
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color TV tube, color television tube, color tube, colour TV tube, colour television tube, colour tube
a television tube that displays images in full color
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tricolor television tube, tricolor tube, tricolour television tube, tricolour tube
a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors
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type of:
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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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color TV tube, color television tube, color tube, colour TV tube, colour television tube, colour tube
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