gas tube

American  

noun

1. an electron tube the envelope of which contains a highly rarefied gas.

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Etymology

Origin of gas tube

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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gas tube

Here was the logical place to set the gas tube, nose pointed ahead.

From The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds by Weiss, George Henry

Only one of us must risk taking the gas tube any nearer the enemy.

From The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds by Weiss, George Henry

It is provided with a single gas socket, into which either a large or small gas tube may be screwed.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

Laboriously he and Manuel advanced with the gas tube.

From The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds by Weiss, George Henry

A brush flame from the larger gas tube of the single blowpipe table is most suitable for the work of bending the tubes.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard