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adjectiveemitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
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- crt 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
- phosphor a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
- cathode-ray tube 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