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COLD CATHODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cold cathode mean?
• COLD CATHODE (noun)
The noun COLD CATHODE has 1 sense:
1. a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated
Familiarity information: COLD CATHODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cold cathode" is a kind of...):
cathode (a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device)
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