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Meaning of X-RAY TUBE

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
 
 See Also: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, X-ray machine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\X"-ray" tube\ (Physics)
A vacuum tube suitable for producing R["o]ntgen rays.
 

 

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