discharge tube
noun Electronics.
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Origin of discharge tube
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby discharge tube
disc floret, discharge, dischargee, discharge lamp, discharge printing, discharge tube, discharging arch, disc harrow, dischronation, disci-, discifloral
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Example sentences from the Web for discharge tube
This is regulated by nipping the discharge-tube with the spring clothes pin supplied for the purpose.
British Dictionary definitions for discharge tube
discharge tube
noun
electronics an electrical device in which current flow is by electrons and ions in an ionized gas, as in a fluorescent light or neon tube
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Scientific definitions for discharge tube
discharge tube
A closed vessel having electrodes at either end and containing a gas at low pressure. When a sufficient voltage is applied to the electrodes, an electric current flows through the gas. Discharge tubes can be used to prevent current flow below a certain voltage; they can also function as lamps by the use of ionizing gas, which glows when current flows through the tube.
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