Hittorf tube

noun

An early form of vacuum tube.

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Meanings

nounHittorf tube (plural Hittorf tubes)

plural Hittorf tubes

  1. historicalAn early form of vacuum tube.

Origin

Named after Johann Wilhelm Hittorf.

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Hittorf tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hittorf%20tube

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