x-ray tube

Noun
  1. A vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays (synset 104617168)
    is a type of: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
    is a part of: x-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays

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