cathode ray

English

Noun

cathode ray (plural cathode rays)

1. (electricity) A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.

   Synonyms: electron beam, e-beam

Derived terms

• cathode ray tube

Translations

ray consisting of a stream of electrons

• Dutch: kathodestraal f
• German: Elektronenstrahl (de) m, Kathodenstrahl (de) m
• Swedish: katodstråle (sv) c
• Vietnamese: tia âm cực

Further reading

• cathode ray on Wikipedia.Wikipedia