Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cathode ray

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: cath-ode ray
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.

Inflected Forms

cathode rays (plural)

Phrases

cathode ray tube

Synonyms

electron beam e-beam

Questions

What does cathode ray mean?: A ray consisting of a stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that are emitted by the cathode and accelerated towards the anode by an electric field.

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