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Lenard tube

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noun

Electronics.

  1. an early cathode-ray tube having at the end opposite the cathode a window of thin glass or metal allowing cathode rays Lenard rays to pass out into the atmosphere.

Etymology

Origin of Lenard tube

Named after P. Lenard

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