Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phototube

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-tube
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English phototube From photo- + tube.

Inflected Forms

phototubes (plural)

Questions

What does phototube mean?: A gas-filled electron tube that has a photosensitive cathode.
Where does phototube come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English phototube From photo- + tube.

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