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cathode: a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device; the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current

cathode ray collapse: a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube

photoemission collapse: an emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface)

phosphorescence collapse: a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

luminescence collapse: light from nonthermal sources; light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures

fluorescence collapse: light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

fata morgana collapse: a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

kinescope collapse: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

phosphor collapse: a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes

wisp collapse: a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"; a flock of snipe; a small bundle of straw or hay; a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"

beta particle collapse: a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope

tube collapse: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases; electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope; (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure; place or enclose in a tube; ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"; convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail"; provide with a tube or insert a tube into

component collapse: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"; an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

radar collapse: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

X ray collapse: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target

octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

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