Lenard ray

noun

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Philipp Lenard, who first described them.

Definitions

  1. One of the rays that emanate from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material…

    One of the rays that emanate from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, such as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode.

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