X-ray tube — An X ray tube is a vacuum tube that produces X rays. They are used in X ray machines. X rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, an ionizing radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet light. X ray tubes evolved from experimental… … Wikipedia
tube à rayons X mous — minkštosios rentgeno spinduliuotės vamzdis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. soft X ray tube vok. Weichstrahlröhre, f rus. рентгеновская трубка с мягким излучением, f pranc. tube à rayons X mous, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
tube — [ tub ] noun count ** ▸ 1 object like a pipe ▸ 2 long narrow container ▸ 3 long thin part inside body ▸ 4 television ▸ 5 cathode ray tube ▸ 6 underground train ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
tube — tube1 W3S3 [tju:b US tu:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pipe for liquid)¦ 2 3¦(container)¦ 4¦(in your body)¦ 5¦(trains)¦ 6 go down the tubes 7¦(television)¦ 8¦(electrical equipment)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
tube — noun 1 PIPE FOR LIQUID (C) a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through see also: inner tube, test tube 2 CONTAINER (C) a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tube — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, L, Photronic cell, adjutage, amplifier, anode, attenuator, audio frequency tube, baggage train, ballast regulator, ballast tube, barrel, base, beam switching tube, bole, branch, cable railroad, cable railway,… … Moby Thesaurus
tube */*/ — UK [tjuːb] / US [tub] noun Word forms tube : singular tube plural tubes 1) a) [countable] a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube. b) an object shaped like part of a pipe a… … English dictionary
tube — noun Etymology: French, from Latin tubus; akin to Latin tuba trumpet Date: 1651 1. any of various usually cylindrical structures or devices: as a. a hollow elongated cylinder; especially one to convey fluids b. a soft tubular container whose… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ray — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful ▪ blinding, bright, brilliant ▪ a blinding ray of light ▪ golden ▪ … Collocations dictionary