- a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
Origin of cathode ray
First recorded in 1875–80
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- a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
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- A stream of electrons emitted by the cathode in electrical discharge tubes.
- One of the electrons that is emitted in a stream from a cathode-ray tube.
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- A beam of electrons streaming from the negatively charged end of a vacuum tube (the cathode) toward a positively charged plate (the anode).
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