picture tube

noun

1. a cathode-ray tube with a screen at one end on which images are reproduced.

picture tube

noun

1. another name for television tube

Word History and Origins

Origin of picture tube¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

For a moment I was disoriented, seized by panic; could a ghost embody itself through wavelengths, electronic dots, a picture tube?

From Literature

“Once the picture tubes are gone, that’s a showstopper,” he added.

From Washington Post

Despite all this, picture tube televisions continue to linger.

From The Verge

Each was housed in a large rectangular wooden box containing a cathode picture tube with a set of crude game controls mounted in front of it.

From Literature

The new LCD TVs, which use LEDs to illuminate the picture, don’t have a picture tube.

From Seattle Times

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