Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electron beam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tron beam
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of cathode ray.

Example Sentences

"From the early days of the invention of traveling wave tubes and other devices employing electron beams, there have been efforts to understand the mechanisms and physics of RF signal amplification in those devices."

Inflected Forms

electron beams (plural)

Synonyms

cathode ray beam ray

Questions

What does electron beam mean?: Synonym of cathode ray.

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