Term: cathode-ray tube: a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
Candidate hypernym: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas → 1
Candidate hypernym: longueur: a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art) → 0
Candidate hypernym: backsaw: a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge → 0
Candidate hypernym: agent: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission → 0
Candidate hypernym: rescue: recovery or preservation from loss or danger → 0
Candidate hypernym: curd: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd → 0
Candidate hypernym: iconoclasm: the orientation of an iconoclast → 0
Candidate hypernym: grid metal: a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries → 0
Candidate hypernym: apple of discord: (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War → 0
Candidate hypernym: stub: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost → 0
Candidate hypernym: paralanguage: the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings → 0