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noun
A device that produces X-rays by directing energetic electrons into a metal target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
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