television tube

/ˌtɛləˈvɪʒən tub/

Definitions of television tube

1. noun

   a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
   synonyms: kinescope, picture tube

   types:

   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

   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

   type of:

   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