"cathode ray tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cathode ray tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cathode ray tube}} cathode ray tube (plural cathode ray tubes)
  1. (electronics) A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam. Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: CRT, picture tube, cathode-ray tube Translations (vacuum tube that displays images): billedrør [neuter] (Danish), katodestrålerør [neuter] (Danish), kathodestraalbuis [feminine] (Dutch), beeldbuis [feminine] (Dutch), kuvaputki (Finnish), katodisädeputki (Finnish), tube cathodique [masculine] (French), Kathodenstrahlröhre [feminine] (German), Braunsche Röhre [feminine] (German), ʻohe kīwī (Hawaiian), katódsugárcső (Hungarian), ブラウン管 (Buraunkan) (Japanese), tub catodic [neuter] (Romanian), электро́нно-лучева́я тру́бка (elektrónno-lučevája trúbka) [feminine] (Russian), tubo de rayos catódicos [masculine] (Spanish), katodstrålerör [neuter] (Swedish), bildrör [neuter] (Swedish), ống tia âm cực (Vietnamese)

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