picture tube
picture tube · picture tubes
The cathode ray tube which produced moving images on the screen of a television set,…The cathode ray tube which produced moving images on the screen of a television set, prior to the development of LEDs.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)The cathode ray tube which produced moving images on the screen of a television set, prior to the development of LEDs.
a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
Forms
plural: picture tubes| Singular | picture tube |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen:kinescopetelevision tube