"skiatron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skiatrons [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -tron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκιά||shadow}} Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”), {{suffix|en||tron}} + -tron Head templates: {{en-noun}} skiatron (plural skiatrons)
  1. A kind of cathode ray tube that replaces the conventional light-emitting phosphor layer on the face of the tube screen with a scotophor such as potassium chloride.
    Sense id: en-skiatron-en-noun-2Ho-e1Dg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tron

Inflected forms

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