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Geissler tube

Geiss·ler tube [ gsslər tb ] (plural Geiss·ler tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
electrical discharge tube containing low-pressure gas: a discharge tube containing gas at low pressure that glows when an electric current is passed through it

[Mid-19th century. After Heinrich Geissler (1814-1879), German glass blower]
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