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cold-cathode tube

cold-cathode tube

[′kōld ′kath‚ōd ‚tüb]
(electronics)
An electron tube containing a cold cathode, such as a cold-cathode rectifier, mercury-pool rectifier, neon tube, phototube, or voltage regulator.
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