Audio and video glossary. 2014.
cathode-ray tube (CRT) — Vacuum tube that produces images when its phosphorescent surface is struck by electron beams. CRTs can be monochrome (using one electron gun) or colour (typically using three electron guns to produce red, green, and blue images that, when… … Universalium
cathode ray tube — (CRT) vacuum tube which displays images when an electron beam falls on a phosphorescent surface (this technology is commonly used in computer monitors and televisions) … English contemporary dictionary
Cathode ray tube — Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. Three Electron guns (for red, green, and blue phosphor dots) 2. Electron beams 3. Focusing coils 4. Deflection coils 5. Anode connection 6. Mask for separating beams for red,… … Wikipedia
Cathode ray tube amusement device — The cathode ray tube amusement device is the earliest known interactive electronic game. Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann constructed the game from analog electronics and a cathode ray tube (CRT) in 1947.[1] Goldsmith and Mann s patent… … Wikipedia
cathode-ray tube — [kath′ōd′ rā΄] n. a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is electromagnetically focused on a fluorescent screen, producing lighted dots: such tubes are used as oscilloscopes and picture tubes: abbrev. CRT … English World dictionary
Cathode Ray Tube — [dt. »Kathodenstrahlröhre«], CRT … Universal-Lexikon
Cathode ray tube [CRT] phototypesetter — Фотонаборная машина с электронно лучевой трубкой, фотонаборная машина с ЭЛТ … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
cathode-ray tube — noun 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 • Syn: ↑CRT • Hypernyms: ↑gas discharge tube • Hyponyms: ↑Crookes tube … Useful english dictionary
cathode-ray tube — /kath ohd ray / a vacuum tube generating a focused beam of electrons that can be deflected by electric fields, magnetic fields, or both. The terminus of the beam is visible as a spot or line of luminescence caused by its impinging on a sensitized … Universalium
cathode-ray tube — cath′ode ray tube n. elo elm a vacuum tube generating a focused beam of electrons, the terminus of which is visible as a luminescent spot or line on a screen at the broad end of the tube: used to display images on a television receiver or… … From formal English to slang
