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cathode ray

noun
  1. a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.

Origin of cathode ray

First recorded in 1875–80
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Related Words for cathode ray

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Historical Examples of cathode ray

  • A cathode-ray photograph of the whale, showing myself, the original Jonah, seated inside.

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cathode ray in Medicine

cathode ray

[kăth′ōd′]
n.
  1. A stream of electrons emitted by the cathode in electrical discharge tubes.
  2. One of the electrons that is emitted in a stream from a cathode-ray tube.
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cathode ray in Science

cathode ray

  1. A beam of electrons streaming from the negatively charged end of a vacuum tube (the cathode) toward a positively charged plate (the anode).
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