Crookes tube

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English

Etymology

After Sir William Crookes (1832–1919), British chemist and physicist, one of its inventors.

Noun

Crookes tube (plural Crookes tubes)

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  1. An early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.