- Le|nard rays
- Le|nard rays «LAY nahrt»,cathode rays which have passed through a Lenard tube.╂[< Philipp von Lenard, 1862-1947, a German physicist]
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Le|nard rays
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Lenard rays — Le*nard rays . (Physics.) Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lenard rays — ˈlāˌnärt , ləˈnärd noun plural Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after Philipp Lenard died 1947 German physicist : a mixture of cathode rays that have emerged from a vacuum tube into the outside space through a window consisting of a piece… … Useful english dictionary
