Meanings
plural electron beams
- Synonym of cathode ray.
From the early days of the invention of traveling wave tubes and other devices employing electron beams, there have been efforts to understand the mechanisms and physics of RF signal amplification in those devices.
2020, Alexander Figotin, An Analytic Theory Of Multi-stream Electron Beams In Traveling Wave Tubes, World Scientific, →ISBN, page 40Synonyms: cathode ray
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of cathode ray.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
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electron beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20beam
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