color TV tube
- noun
- /ˈkʌlər tiː viː tuːb/
- Archaic
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tubo de televisión a color
- The color TV tube allows viewers to enjoy vibrant and lifelike images on their screens.
Examples
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The stuff is used in color TV tubes.
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My grandfather repaired old TV tubes to help restore vintage color televisions.
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Are you sure this stuff is used in color TV tubes?
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Advancements in technology have made TV tubes more efficient in displaying color images.
Synonyms
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6.0
A large glass device in old TVs and computer screens that makes pictures with a beam of electrons
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5.8
A long glass tube inside old televisions that makes the picture on the screen
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9.9
A glass tube with a screen that shows early TV pictures
A large glass part inside old televisions that shows pictures in color
Part of a television that shows pictures in color
A part of a television that uses three colors to make pictures
A part inside a color television that makes red, green and blue pictures
A glass tube inside old TVs that makes the picture on the screen
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'color' + 'TV' + 'tube' directly signals a tube used in a color television. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer it refers to the television's display tube (even if the technical notion of a vacuum tube is specialized), so the meaning is predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Color TV tube is the glass tube inside old TVs that makes the picture. Inside, three colored beams (red, green, and blue) hit the screen and light up to make a 'color' image, so the name simply points to the tube that creates the TV's color picture.