HyperDic: electron_beam

English > 1 sense of the expression electron beam:
NOUNphenomenonelectron beam, beam, raya group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
English > electron beam: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation.
Synonymsbeam, ray
Narrowercathode rayA beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube
particle beamA collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)
Broaderelectromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiationRadiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge

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