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discharge tube

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discharge tube
n.
A closed insulating vessel containing a gas at low pressure through which an electric current flows when sufficient voltage is applied to its electrodes.
discharge tube
n
(Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electronics an electrical device in which current flow is by electrons and ions in an ionized gas, as in a fluorescent light or neon tube
discharge tube
A closed vessel having electrodes at either end and containing a gas at low pressure. When a sufficient voltage is applied to the electrodes, an electric current flows through the gas. Discharge tubes can be used to prevent current flow below a certain voltage; they can also function as lamps by the use of ionizing gas, which glows when current flows through the tube.
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