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x-ray tube
noun
- an electronic tube for producing x-rays, essentially a cathode-ray tube in which a metal target is bombarded with high-energy electrons.
X-ray tube
noun
- an evacuated tube containing a metal target onto which is directed a beam of electrons at high energy for the generation of X-rays
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Word History and Origins
Origin of x-ray tube1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
He mounted a powerful electromagnet just below the meteorite, and set up an X-ray tube to bombard it with rays.
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The operator is examining the bones of the lady's hand, which she places between the X-ray tube and the fluorescent screen.
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I could see the bones of my fingers as I held them up between the X-ray tube and the fluoroscope.
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The most remarkable demonstration of this is seen in the x-ray tube.
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