Meanings
nouncathode ray tube (plural cathode ray tubes)
plural cathode ray tubes · alternative cathode-ray tube
- businessA vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.
Synonyms: CRT, picture tube, Braun tube
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.
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Translations
Arabic أُنْبُوب أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة, صِمَام أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة
- أُنْبُوب أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة (ʔunbūb ʔašiʕʕa mahbaṭiyya)vacuum tube that displays images
- صِمَام أَشِعَّة مَهْبَطِيَّة (ṣimām ʔašiʕʕa mahbaṭiyya)vacuum tube that displays images
Bulgarian електроннолъчева тръба, катоднолъчева тръба
- електроннолъчева тръба (elektronnolăčeva trăba)vacuum tube that displays images
- катоднолъчева тръба (katodnolăčeva trăba)vacuum tube that displays images
Catalan tub de raigs catòdics
- tub de raigs catòdicsvacuum tube that displays images
Chinese Mandarin 陰極射線 /阴极射线, 映像管
- 陰極射線 /阴极射线 (yīnjí shèxiàn)vacuum tube that displays images
- 映像管 (yìngxiàngguǎn)vacuum tube that displays images
- 顯像管 /显像管 (xiǎnxiàngguǎn)vacuum tube that displays images
Danish billedrør, katodestrålerør
- billedrørvacuum tube that displays images
- katodestrålerørvacuum tube that displays images
Dutch kathodestraalbuis, beeldbuis
- kathodestraalbuisvacuum tube that displays images
- beeldbuisvacuum tube that displays images
Estonian katoodtoru
- katoodtoruvacuum tube that displays images
Finnish kuvaputki, katodisädeputki
- kuvaputkivacuum tube that displays images
- katodisädeputkivacuum tube that displays images
French tube cathodique
- tube cathodiquevacuum tube that displays images
German Kathodenstrahlröhre, Braunsche Röhre
- Kathodenstrahlröhrevacuum tube that displays images
- Braunsche Röhrevacuum tube that displays images
Hawaiian ʻohe kīwī
- ʻohe kīwīvacuum tube that displays images
Hungarian katódsugárcső
- katódsugárcsővacuum tube that displays images
Icelandic bakskautslampi, myndlampi
- bakskautslampivacuum tube that displays images
- myndlampivacuum tube that displays images
Irish feadán ga-chatóideach
- feadán ga-chatóideachvacuum tube that displays images
Italian tubo catodico, tubo a raggi catodici
- tubo catodicovacuum tube that displays images
- tubo a raggi catodicivacuum tube that displays images
Japanese ブラウン管
- ブラウン管 (Buraun-kan)vacuum tube that displays images
Korean 브라운관, 음극선관
- 브라운관 (beuraun'gwan)vacuum tube that displays images
- 음극선관 (eumgeukseon'gwan)vacuum tube that displays images
Portuguese tubo de imagens, tubo de raios catódicos
- tubo de imagensvacuum tube that displays images
- tubo de raios catódicosvacuum tube that displays images
Punjabi ਕੈਥੋੜ ਰੇਅ ਟਿਊਬ
- ਕੈਥੋੜ ਰੇਅ ਟਿਊਬ (kaithoṛ rea ṭiūba)vacuum tube that displays images
Romanian tub catodic
- tub catodicvacuum tube that displays images
Russian электро́нно-лучева́я тру́бка
- электро́нно-лучева́я тру́бка (elektrónno-lučevája trúbka)vacuum tube that displays images
Spanish tubo de rayos catódicos
- tubo de rayos catódicosvacuum tube that displays images
Swedish katodstrålerör, bildrör
- katodstrålerörvacuum tube that displays images
- bildrörvacuum tube that displays images
Turkish katot ışın tüpü
- katot ışın tüpüvacuum tube that displays images
Vietnamese ống tia âm cực
- ống tia âm cựcvacuum tube that displays images
Welsh tiwb pelydrau cathod
- tiwb pelydrau cathodvacuum tube that displays images
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