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geissler tube

Geissler tube
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahys-ler]
    • /ˈgaɪs lər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gahys-ler]
    • /ˈgaɪs lər/

Definitions of geissler tube words

  • noun geissler tube a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge. 1
  • noun geissler tube a glass or quartz vessel, usually having two bulbs containing electrodes separated by a capillary tube, for maintaining an electric discharge in a low-pressure gas as a source of visible or ultraviolet light for spectroscopy 0
  • noun geissler tube a glass tube having two electrodes and containing a gas which, when electrified, takes on a luminous glow of a color characteristic of the gas: used in spectroscopy, etc. 0
  • noun geissler tube An early gas discharge tube used to demonstrate the principles of electrical glow discharge. 0
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Origin of geissler tube

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; named after H. Geissler (1814-79), German inventor

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geissler tube popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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