"Plücker tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Plücker tubes [plural]
Etymology: Named after Julius Plücker, German physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Plücker tube (plural Plücker tubes)
  1. A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the part through which the discharge takes place is a capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence of the contained gases.
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  2. A Crookes tube.
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