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ELECTRON-RAY TUBE [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

A vacuum tube whose electron-beam indicates visually the comparative magnitude of a direct or alternating voltage.

CONT

Used for tuning and balancing circuits, electric eyes are perhaps best known for their formerly frequent employment as devices for facilitating tuning in radio receivers.

Key term(s)
  • electron-ray indicator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Tube à vide dont le faisceau électronique indique visuellement l'amplitude relative d'une tension continue ou alternative.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
  • Air Transport
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

An electron-beam tube in which the beam can be focused to a small cross-section on a luminescent screen and varied in position and intensity to produce a visible pattern.

OBS

CRTs are used mainly in oscilloscopes and radar indicators, and a very special type of CRT, called a picture tube, is used in television and personal computer monitors.

OBS

cathode-ray tube: term standardized by IEEE and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
  • Transport aérien
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Tube convertisseur dans lequel un faisceau électronique est dirigé vers une surface pour y produire une image détectable.

OBS

Le tube cathodique sert d'indicateur dans les oscilloscopes et les radars; les postes de télévision et les moniteurs d'ordinateurs personnels utilisent aussi des tubes cathodiques spéciaux appelés tubes à image.

OBS

tube cathodique : terme normalisé par la CEI.

OBS

tube cathodique; CRT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • tube de Braun

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
DEF

Tubo electrónico al vacío que contiene una pantalla en la que se puede formar una representación visual mediante un haz controlado de electrones; también se puede usar como almacenaje.

OBS

Componente principal de un televisor o de la pantalla de un ordenador.

OBS

tubo de rayos catódicos: término y observación extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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