cold cathode (English, noun)
expansion: cold cathode (plural cold cathodes)
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glosses: A type of cathode that does not use a heating element to produce emission of cathode rays (electrons), beyond base thermionic emission (usually by field electron emission, secondary emission, photoelectric emission)
Forms:
form: cold cathodes
tags: plural
form: cold-cathode
tags: alternative