cathode ray
noun
a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
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Origin of cathode ray
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby cathode ray
Cathleen, Catho, cathode, cathode dark space, cathode glow, cathode ray, cathode rays, cathode-ray tube, cathodic, cathodic protection, cathodoluminescence
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A cathode-ray photograph of the whale, showing myself, the original Jonah, seated inside.
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Medical definitions for cathode ray
cathode ray
[ kăth′ōd′ ]
n.
A stream of electrons emitted by the cathode in electrical discharge tubes.
One of the electrons that is emitted in a stream from a cathode-ray tube.
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Scientific definitions for cathode ray
cathode ray
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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