cathode ray oscilloscope
1cathode-ray oscilloscope — n OSCILLOSCOPE …
2cathode-ray oscilloscope — ▪ instrument electronic display device containing a cathode ray tube (CRT) that generates an electron beam that is used to produce visible patterns, or graphs, on a phosphorescent screen. The graphs plot the relationships between two or… …
3cathode-ray oscilloscope — noun electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities • Syn: ↑oscilloscope, ↑scope, ↑CRO • Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment • Part Holonyms: ↑radar, ↑ …
4cathode-ray oscilloscope — /ˌkæθoʊd ˌreɪ əˈsɪləskoʊp / (say .kathohd .ray uh siluhskohp) noun Physics an instrument which displays the shape of a voltage or current wave on a cathode ray tube. Abbrev.: CRO Also, cathode ray oscillograph …
5cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam. [1875 80] * * * Stream of electrons leaving the negative electrode, or cathode, in an evacuated or gas filled discharge tube or emitted by a heated… …
6cathode-ray tube — noun a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen • Syn: ↑CRT • Hypernyms: ↑gas discharge tube • Hyponyms: ↑Crookes tube …
7Cathode ray tube — Cutaway rendering of a color CRT: 1. Three Electron guns (for red, green, and blue phosphor dots) 2. Electron beams 3. Focusing coils 4. Deflection coils 5. Anode connection 6. Mask for separating beams for red,… …
8cathode-ray oscillograph — noun : an oscillograph in which the moving element is a vibrating beam of cathode rays compare oscilloscope * * * cathode ray oscillograph noun The complete equipment for registering transient waveforms on a photographic plate within the vacuum… …
9cathode-ray oscillograph — elektroninis oscilografas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. cathode ray oscillograph vok. Elektronenstrahloszillograph, m; Kathodenstrahloszillograph, m rus. электронно лучевой осциллограф, m pranc. oscillographe cathodique, m;… …
10oscilloscope — os*cil lo*scope, n. [L. oscillare to swing + scope.] An electronic measuring instrument which provides a visual representation of the time variation of electrical quantities, such as voltage or current. It may be used to measure the shape of a… …
