X-ray tube

/ɛks reɪ tub/
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Definitions of X-ray tube
  1. noun
    a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
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    type of:
    electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube
    electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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