"discharge tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: discharge tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} discharge tube (plural discharge tubes)
  1. (physics) Any device in which a flow of electrons (or ions) through a gas acts as a source of light Categories (topical): Physics Translations (Translations): Entladungsröhre [feminine] (German), Gasentladungsröhre [feminine] (German)

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