HyperDic: glow_tube

English > 1 sense of the expression glow tube:
NOUNartifactglow tubea gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas
English > glow tube: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas.
Broadergas-discharge tubeA tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas

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