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
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: longueur: a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: backsaw: a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: agent: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: rescue: recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: curd: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: iconoclasm: the orientation of an iconoclast
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: grid metal: a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: 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
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: stub: a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
Broader: gas-discharge tube: a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas | Unrelated: paralanguage: the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings