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cathode ray

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

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Suomikatodisäde
Nederlandskathodestraal
Svenskakatodstråle

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cathode ray tube Cathodes Cathodic cathodochromism cathodograph cathodoluminescence

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