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tube vs X-ray tube

X-ray tube vs tube

tube and X-ray tube both are nouns.

tube is a verb but X-ray tube is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
X-ray tube Yes No No No
As nouns, X-ray tube is a hyponym of tube; that is, X-ray tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
  • X-ray tube: a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
tube (noun) X-ray tube (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) X-ray tube (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Difference between tube and X-ray tube

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