negative glow
1negative glow — Physics. the luminous region between the Crookes dark space and the Faraday dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low. [1885 90] * * * …
2negative glow — noun : a narrow luminous region that occurs in an electrical discharge in a gas at low pressure (as in a Crookes tube) and that is often the second such region from the cathode * * * Physics. the luminous region between the Crookes dark space and …
3Negative Man — Negative Man. Art by Bruno Premiani Publication information Publisher …
4Electric glow discharge — is a type of plasma formed by passing a current at 100 V to several kV through a gas, usually argon or another noble gas. It is found in products such as fluorescent lights and plasma screen televisions, and is used in plasma physics and… …
5Neon lighting — Times Square, New York City, has been famous for elaborate neon lighting displays since th …
6crookes dark space — ˈkru̇ks noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Sir William Crookes died 1919 English physicist physics : a dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow called also cathode dark space * * * Physics. the dark space between… …
7Daniel McFarlan Moore — 1906 photograph taken by the light of a Moore lamp Born February 27, 1869(1869 02 27) Northumberland, Pennsylvania Died …
8faraday dark space — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : a dark space of low light intensity between the positive column and the negative glow from the cathode in a vacuum tube * * * Physics. the dark region between the negative glow and the positive column in a… …
9Crookes dark space — Physics. the dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low. Also called Crookes space. [1890 95; after Sir W. CROOKES] * * * …
10Faraday dark space — Physics. the dark region between the negative glow and the positive column in a vacuum tube occurring when the pressure is low. [1890 95; named after M. FARADAY] * * * …
