crookes space

Crookes space

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Definitions of crookes space words

noun crookes space a dark region near the cathode in some low-pressure gas-discharge tubes 3
noun crookes space the dark space between the cathode glow and the negative glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low. 1
noun crookes space (physics, dated) The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low enough to give a striated discharge. 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; after Sir W. Crookes

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