"electron gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electron guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electron gun (plural electron guns)
  1. (physics) Any device that produces a stream of electrons, especially a narrow stream that is focused onto a phosphor screen. Wikipedia link: electron gun Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-electron_gun-en-noun-MLp0xV2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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