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CRT vs kinescope

kinescope vs CRT

CRT and kinescope both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
CRT Yes No No No
kinescope Yes No No No
As nouns, kinescope is a hyponym of CRT; that is, kinescope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than CRT:
  • CRT: a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
  • kinescope: a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
Other hyponyms of CRT include Crookes tube, picture tube, television tube.
CRT (noun) kinescope (noun)
a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
Difference between CRT and kinescope

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