Definitions for x-ray tube
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
x-ray tube(n.)
an electronic tube for producing x-rays, essentially a cathode-ray tube in which a metal target is bombarded with high-energy electrons.
Category: Electronics, Physics
Origin of x-ray tube:
1905–10
Princeton's WordNet
X-ray tube(noun)
a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
Wiktionary
X-ray tube(Noun)
A device that produces X-rays by directing energetic electrons into a metal target.
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