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COLD CATHODE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cold cathode
1, record 1, English, cold%20cathode
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cathode used within nixie tubes, gas discharge lamps, discharge tubes, and some types of vacuum tube and which is not electrically heated by the circuit to which it is connected. 2, record 1, English, - cold%20cathode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cold cathode: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee. 3, record 1, English, - cold%20cathode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cathode froide
1, record 1, French, cathode%20froide
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un tube ne doit jamais être utilisé avec une cathode « froide », c'est-à-dire à une température où la couche d’électrons n’est pas alors formée. Une cathode froide, surtout une cathode oxyde, est assimilable à un getter. 2, record 1, French, - cathode%20froide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cathode froide : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL). 3, record 1, French, - cathode%20froide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cátodo frío
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1todo%20fr%C3%ADo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Devices
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- field emission display
1, record 2, English, field%20emission%20display
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FED 2, record 2, English, FED
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- field emitting display 3, record 2, English, field%20emitting%20display
correct
- field-emission display 4, record 2, English, field%2Demission%20display
correct
- FED 4, record 2, English, FED
correct
- FED 4, record 2, English, FED
- cold cathode display 4, record 2, English, cold%20cathode%20%20display
- microtip display 4, record 2, English, microtip%20display
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs électroniques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écran à émission de champ
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9cran%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9mission%20de%20champ
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- affichage à émission de champ 2, record 2, French, affichage%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9mission%20de%20champ
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'écran à émission de champ allie les qualités des tubes cathodiques aux performances de la micro-électronique. L'écran, recouvert de luminophores, est bombardé par des électrons émis par une matrice d'éléments émissifs sous l'effet d'une tension électrique. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9cran%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9mission%20de%20champ
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cold cathode ion gauge 1, record 3, English, cold%20cathode%20ion%20gauge
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- lunar ionosphere detector 2, record 3, English, lunar%20ionosphere%20detector
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another instrument, the lunar ionosphere detector, sensed a gas cloud that arrived a few seconds before the seismic signal and lasted for more that a minute. 2, record 3, English, - cold%20cathode%20ion%20gauge
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jauge d'ionisation à cathode froide
1, record 3, French, jauge%20d%27ionisation%20%C3%A0%20cathode%20froide
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-11-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lamps
- Electrical Engineering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cold cathode lamp
1, record 4, English, cold%20cathode%20lamp
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discharge lamp in which the light is produced by the positive column of a glow discharge. 1, record 4, English, - cold%20cathode%20lamp
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lampes
- Électrotechnique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lampe à cathode froide
1, record 4, French, lampe%20%C3%A0%20cathode%20froide
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lampe à décharge dans laquelle la lumière est produite par la colonne positive d'une décharge luminescente. 1, record 4, French, - lampe%20%C3%A0%20cathode%20froide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Rectifiers (Electricity)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cold cathode rectifier 1, record 5, English, cold%20cathode%20rectifier
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Redresseurs (Électricité)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- redresseur à cathode froide
1, record 5, French, redresseur%20%C3%A0%20cathode%20froide
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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