English noun: CRT |
1. | CRT (artifact) 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 |
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| Synonyms | cathode-ray tube |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gas-discharge tube |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Crookes tube, kinescope, picture tube, television tube |
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| Part holonym | CRT screen, electron gun, screen |
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| Part meronym | cathode-ray oscilloscope, computer, computing device, computing machine, CRO, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, oscilloscope, scope, television, television system |
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