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noun
a cathode-ray tube with a screen at one end on which images are reproduced.
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Origin of picture tube
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby picture tube
picture postcard, picture sash, picture show, picture spread, picturesque, picture tube, picture window, picture writing, picturize, picul, piculet
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