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Crookes dark space

noun

, Physics.
  1. the dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Crookes dark space1

First recorded in 1890–95; after Sir W. Crookes

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