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tricolor television tube

tricolor television tube

6.1
A part of a television that uses three colors to make pictures
  • noun
  • /ˈtraɪˌkoʊlər ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən tuːb/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tubo de televisión tricolor
  • Engineers developed the tricolor television tube to improve color accuracy in early TVs.

Examples

  • Replacing a faulty tricolor television tube was once a common TV repair job.

  • The old living room set had a tricolor television tube that created vibrant images.

  • The tricolor television tube revolutionized the way we watch TV.

  • Many tricolor television tubes were replaced by flat screens.

  • Engineers developed the tricolor television tube to improve color accuracy in early TVs.

  • Replacing a faulty tricolor television tube was once a common TV repair job.

  • The old living room set had a tricolor television tube that created vibrant images.

Synonyms

tricolor tube
vstricolor television tube
  • Archaic
7.8

A part inside a color television that makes red, green and blue pictures

has identical meaning but includes the word television in the name
color tube
vstricolor television tube
  • Archaic
7.2

Part of a television that shows pictures in color

focuses on three primary elements as the color method
color television tube
vstricolor television tube
  • Archaic
4.1

A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color

is defined by using three primary elements rather than just displaying color
color TV tube
vstricolor television tube
  • Archaic
3.5

A glass bulb inside older televisions that makes the screen show color pictures

is specific about using three primary elements to make full color range

Surface Forms

tricolor television tube singular
tricolor television tubes plural

Morphology

tricolor + television + tube

The meaning is directly compositional: 'tricolor' (using three colors) modifies 'television tube' to indicate a television tube that produces three-color images. Although somewhat technical, the sense follows a transparent modifier+noun pattern that a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer.

Etymology

The noun tricolor television tube comes from early TV screens that used three color parts, red, green, and blue, inside a glass tube. Those three colors mixed to make the full picture, so the name means 'a TV tube that makes pictures by combining three colors'.