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TUBO TELEVISION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- television picture tube
1, record 1, English, television%20picture%20tube
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- picture tube 2, record 1, English, picture%20tube
correct
- television tube 3, record 1, English, television%20tube
correct
- kinescope 4, record 1, English, kinescope
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cathode-ray tube used in television receivers to produce an image by varying the electron-beam intensity as the beam is deflected from side to side and up and down to scan a raster on the fluorescent screen at the large end of the tube. 5, record 1, English, - television%20picture%20tube
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the source SPOTEL, the picture tube is called a kinescope in the US. 6, record 1, English, - television%20picture%20tube
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tube image
1, record 1, French, tube%20image
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tube à image 2, record 1, French, tube%20%C3%A0%20image
masculine noun
- tube cathodique à image 2, record 1, French, tube%20cathodique%20%C3%A0%20image
masculine noun
- cinéscope 2, record 1, French, cin%C3%A9scope
masculine noun
- tube de télévision 2, record 1, French, tube%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube cathodique utilisé pour la reproduction des images de télévision. 3, record 1, French, - tube%20image
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
- Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tuboe de imagen
1, record 1, Spanish, tuboe%20de%20imagen
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tubo de televisión 1, record 1, Spanish, tubo%20de%20televisi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- cinescopio 1, record 1, Spanish, cinescopio
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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