Cathode ray

1) электронный луч; электронный пучок 2) [множественное число] катодные лучи

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Cathode ray

noun 1. plural the high-speed electrons emitted in a stream from the heated cathode of a vacuum tube 2. a stream of electrons emitted from the cathode of a vacuum tube — usually used in plural

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