CRT
3
7.7
- noun
- /siː ɑr ti/
- Archaic
:
tubo de rayos catódicos
- The CRT was invented in the late 1890s, before the electron had been characterized.
- CRT monitor
- color CRT
OK, no, no CRT type displays, let alone LEDs.
- OK, no, no CRT type displays, let alone LEDs.
- That's that's the OLED, that's the CRT, say RT retro tank.
- By contrast, classic CRTS had no concept of physical pixels.
- and now you're gonna see an old-fashioned CRT screen. It's a split screen,
Examples
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Will large-scale use of touch screen technologies result in increased environmental hazards because of the disposal of aging CRT monitors?
Academic text (2008) -
I realize that you need a CRT screen for the light gun to work.
Blog text (20) -
I used to have two CRT monitors back before it was cool.
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There was even what looked like a CRT and a computer keyboard built into the system.
Fiction book (1996) -
So I didn't have a monitor, so I went to my friend and he had a spare CRT monitor.
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Today, Sony manufactures the highest-resolution color CRT, which will be used in the new US air route traffic control display.
Academic text (1992) -
The phosphors of CRTs can reflect as much as 70% of the ambient light.
Academic text (1992) -
The stimuli were presented centrally on a 17-inch CRT screen, and all were designed to be no bigger than 11 cm (range: 4-11 cm).
Academic text (2018) -
In a conventional CRT, an electron beam illuminates the phosphor-coated TV tube to display an image.
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I used to have two CRT monitors back before it was cool.
Synonyms
1
6.0
A large glass device in old TVs and computer screens that makes pictures with a beam of electrons
1
5.8
A long glass tube inside old televisions that makes the picture on the screen
1
9.9
A glass tube with a screen that shows early TV pictures
A heavy old TV or computer screen that uses a glass tube to show images
A glass tube inside old TVs that makes the picture on the screen
A glass bulb inside older televisions that makes the screen show color pictures
A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color
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Etymology
CRT stands for cathode, ray, and tube; it names a big glass tube that sent a stream of 'rays' to light a glowing screen, which is why old TVs and computer monitors with a CRT were heavy and deep.