bronchial tube |
a bronchus or any of the tubes branching from it; one of the two main branches of the trachea. |
cathode-ray tube |
a vacuum tube in which a stream of electrons is accelerated and focused in a beam that produces lighted traces on a screen at one end of the tube, used in television sets, computer monitors, and the like. |
discharge tube |
a device that produces light by means of an electric current discharged in gas or vapor. |
electron tube |
a sealed, tube-shaped container in which a pair of electrodes controls the flow of electrons through a vacuum or very low-pressure gas. |
Eustachian tube |
a passage connecting the middle ear with the throat; auditory canal. |
Fallopian tube |
in female mammals, one of a pair of narrow ducts that carry ova from the ovaries to the uterus; oviduct. |
inner tube |
an inflated rubber tube inside a tire. |
photomultiplier tube |
an electronic device that detects and amplifies electromagnetic radiation, esp. in the visible range; photomultiplier. |
picture tube |
the cathode-ray tube in a television receiver, with a screen at one end on which televised images appear. |
test tube |
a thin hollow glass cylinder, closed at one end, that is used chiefly in biological and chemical laboratories, esp. in conducting experiments. |
test-tube |
made in or as if in a test tube; synthetic or artificial. [2 definitions] |
thermionic tube |
a vacuum tube in which an electrically heated cathode causes the emission of electrons or ions. |
torpedo tube |
a tube from which torpedoes are launched, as in marine vessels. |
tube foot |
any of numerous small fleshy tubes on the body surfaces of most echinoderms, such as starfish, used in locomotion, securing food, and the like. |
tube pan |
a deep round cake pan with a hollow tube extending up through the center. |
tube sock |
a tube-shaped elasticized sock lacking a shaped heel. |
tube top |
an elasticized, cylindrical women's garment that covers the breasts while leaving the shoulders, and often the midriff, bare. |
vacuum tube |
an electron tube, formerly used in radio and electronics, from which the air has been evacuated, enabling electrons to move freely within the vacuum. |
venturi tube |
a short tube with a constricted section at the center that lowers the pressure and increases the velocity of fluid flowing through the tube, used to measure fluid flow. |