"cathode-ray tube" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: gas-discharge tube - a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
subtypes:
- crookes tube - the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube
- kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
has:
- electron gun - the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it
- crt screen, screen - the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
is a part of:
- computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
- cathode-ray oscilloscope, cro, oscilloscope, scope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
- television, television system - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
same as: crt