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Crookes Tube (Noun)

Meaning

The original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The invention of the Crookes tube led to significant advancements in the study of cathode rays and the development of modern electronics.
  • In 1878, William Crookes demonstrated the properties of cathode rays using a device known as the Crookes tube.
  • The Crookes tube was a crucial component in the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895.
  • The original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube, known as the Crookes tube, was invented by William Crookes in the 1870s.
  • The Crookes tube played a pivotal role in the discovery of electrons and the development of quantum mechanics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hypernyms

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