cold cathode

n (Electronics) electronics a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface

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cold cathode - a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heatedcathode - a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

cold cathode

[′kōld ′kath‚ōd] (electronics) A cathode whose operation does not depend on its temperature being above the ambient temperature.

cold cathode

A cold cathode is a cathode in a gas-filled electron tube that is not heated by a filament. The voltage potential within the tube is sufficient to ionize the gas and cause the current to flow. For example, the backlights in earlier LCD screens were cold cathode fluorescent tubes, which were later replaced with LEDs (see CCFL). See cathode.

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noun a cathode that is a source of electrons without being heated

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