X-ray Tube (Noun)
Meaning
A vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The dentist's office had a new x-ray tube that was much faster and produced clearer images than the old one.
- An x-ray tube consists of a vacuum pump to create and maintain the vacuum and an anode and cathode for producing X-rays.
- She took the old x-ray tube to the electronics disposal center because it was no longer functioning.
- After decades of research and development, x-ray tubes were introduced as the key component in early medical X-ray equipment.
- It's been determined that X-rays were generated from a highly focused electron beam emitted by an x-ray tube made from glass and other metals.