English > picture tube: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen. |
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Synonyms | kinescope, television tube |
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Part of | television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box | An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen |
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Narrower | color tube, colour tube, color television tube, colour television tube, color TV tube, colour TV tube | A television tube that displays images in full color |
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Broader | cathode-ray tube, CRT | A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen |
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Spanish | cinescopio, kinescopio |
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Catalan | cinescopi, cinescopio, kinescopi |
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