discharge tube

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Noun

discharge tube (plural discharge tubes)

  1. (physics) Any device in which a flow of electrons (or ions) through a gas acts as a source of light.
    Hypernym: tube
    Hyponym: fluorescent tube
    Coordinate terms: (tube types) cathode ray tube, vacuum tube

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