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Crookes dark space

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noun

Physics.

  1. the dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.

Etymology

Origin of Crookes dark space

First recorded in 1890–95; after Sir W. Crookes

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