Meanings
nounCrookes tube (plural Crookes tubes)
plural Crookes tubes
- An early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
Synonyms: Crookes-Hittorf tube
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
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Origin
After Sir William Crookes (1832–1919), British chemist and physicist, one of its inventors.
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Crookes tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crookes%20tube
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“Crookes tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crookes%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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