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positive column

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noun

Physics.
  1. the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.


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Another for the positive column is our super cute, outgoing kid.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Not renewing the program means that those drivers just have one less reason in the positive column for going electric, Martineau said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

It was a pleasant surprise to read a positive column by Dylan Hernández about the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

But I digress — this is supposed to be a positive column.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

The dimensions of the Faraday dark space and the positive column vary greatly with the current passing through the gas and with its pressure; sometimes one or other of them is absent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various