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tube,
in electronics: see electron tubeelectron tube,device consisting of a sealed enclosure in which electrons flow between electrodes separated either by a vacuum (in a vacuum tube) or by an ionized gas at low pressure (in a gas tube).
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Tube
A long, hollow cylinder, or other hollow shape; typically a flexible or thin-walled metal cylinder, as opposed to a pipe.
tube
[′tüb] (biology)
A narrow channel within the body of an animal or plant.
(electronics)
(engineering)
A long cylindrical body with a hollow center used especially to convey fluid.
(geology)
A passage in a cave having smooth sides and an elliptical to nearly circular cross section.
(ordnance)
The main part of a gun, the cylindrical piece of metal surrounding the bore; tube is frequently used in referring to artillery weapons, and barrel is more frequently used in referring to small arms.
tube
1. A thin-walled pipe.
2.See lamp.
tube
1. Anatomy
a. short for Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube
b. any hollow cylindrical structure
2. Botany
a. the lower part of a gamopetalous corolla or gamosepalous calyx, below the lobes
b. any other hollow structure in a plant
3. Brit the tube
a. an underground railway system
b. the tunnels through which the railway runs
c. the train itself
d. ™ the London underground railway system
4. Electronics
a. another name for valve
b. See electron tube cathode-ray tube
5. Surfing the cylindrical passage formed when a wave breaks and the crest tips forward
tube
(hardware)A CRT terminal. Never used in the mainstream
sense of TV; real hackers don't watch TV, except for Loony
Toons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Trek Classic, the Simpsons, and the
occasional cheesy old swashbuckler movie.
tube
(electronics)tube
(jargon)(IBM) To send a copy of something to someone
else's terminal. "Tube me that note."