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BRAUN TUBE [1 record]

Record 1 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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