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lenard ray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
lenard ray
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the rays that emanate from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, such as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode.

Dated

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Philipp Lenard, who first described them.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lenard rays (plural)

Phrases

Lenard tube

Frequently Paired Words

Lenard tube

Questions

What does lenard ray mean?
One of the rays that emanate from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, such as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode.
Where does lenard ray come from?
Named after the German physicist Philipp Lenard, who first described them.

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