Cathode Ray

Definition: Cathode Ray

Cathode Ray

Noun

1. A beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube.

Specialty Definitions: Cathode Ray

Domain	Definitions
Electrical Engineering	A stream of electrons emitted, under the influence of an electric field, from the cathode of an evacuated tube or from the ionised region nearby. Source: European Union. (references)
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Crosswords: Cathode Ray

Specialty definitions using "cathode ray": automatic forming machine operator ♦ CAM position, cathode ray oscillograph, cathode ray oscilloscope, cathode ray tube, cathode ray tube projector, CATHODE RAY TUBE SALVAGE PROCESSOR, Communication Aids for Disabled, configuration,administration and maintenance position, control,administration and maintenance position, CRT projector ♦ Data Display ♦ EDDY-CURRENT INSPECTOR, EXHAUST EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, exhaust operator ♦ flow machine operator, FORMING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ gamma correction, glass blower, machine forming ♦ NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTER ♦ organi primitivi di v.Baer ♦ positive ray ♦ refreshed cathode ray tube, RGB ♦ television-picture-tube rebuilder, TUBE REBUILDER, TYPE-PROOF REPRODUCER ♦ ULTRASONIC TESTER ♦ video display terminal, video display unit, Visual Display Unit ♦ Williams tube. (references)

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Modern Usage: Cathode Ray

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	It's the Cathode Ray Tube Show Yes (1957)
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Commercial Usage: Cathode Ray

Domain	Title
References	Cathode Ray Tubes in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Cathode Ray Tube Displays, (reference) Cathode Ray Tubes in Taiwan: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (Strategic Planning Series) (reference) Radio valve and transistor data: characteristics of 3,000 valves and cathode ray tubes, 4,500 transistors, diodes, rectifiers and integrated circuits (reference) The cathode ray oscilloscope : a course for students of science, medicine, and engineering (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Cathode Ray

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Brazil	According to Abinne -- the Brazilian Association of the Electro-Electronics Industry -- imports of semi conductors account for approximately 50 percent of Brazilian imports of electronic components followed by passive components and cathode ray tubes. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expressions: Cathode Ray

Expressions using "cathode ray": cathode ray oscillograph ♦ cathode ray oscilloscope ♦ cathode ray tube ♦ cathode ray tube projector ♦ refreshed cathode ray tube. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cathode Ray

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
cathode ray tube	169
cathode ray	10
cathode ray oscilloscope	7
cathode ray thomson tube	2
cathode ray ray tube x	2
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Modern Translations: Cathode Ray

Language		Translations for "cathode ray"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		katodestraale. (various references)

Dutch		kathodestraal. (various references)

Finnish		katodisäde, elektronisäde (beam of electrons, E-beam, electron beam, electron-beam, electronic beam). (various references)

French		rayon cathodique. (various references)

German		kathodenstrahl. (various references)

Greek		καθοδική ακτίνα. (various references)

Hungarian		katódsugár, elektronsugár. (various references)

Italian		raggio catodico. (various references)

Pig Latin		athodecay ayray

Portuguese		raios catódicos, raio catódico. (various references)

Spanish		rayo catódico. (various references)

Turkish		katot ışını. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Cathode Ray

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-h-o-r-t-y"
	-1 letter: octahedra.
	-2 letters: cathedra, chordate.
	-3 letters: cathead, cathode, charade, charted, chayote, cordate, hydrate, redcoat, roached, thready, torched, trachea, yachted, yachter.
	-4 letters: aortae, arcade, arched, carate, carted, chadar, chador, chaeta, chared, cherty, chorea, chored, coated, coater, cohead, crated, datary, datcha, dearth, deathy, dehort, detach, earthy, echard, hatred, hearty, hector, hydrae, ochery, ochrea, ochred, orache, orated, rachet.
	-5 letters: aahed.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-e-h-o-r-t-y"
	+2 letters: carbohydrate, octahedrally.
	+3 letters: carbohydrates.
	+4 letters: pachydermatous.
	+5 letters: thermodynamical.
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