GEISSLER TUBE
\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪslə tjˈuːb], \dʒˈeɪslə tjˈuːb], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_s_l_ə t_j_ˈuː_b]\
Definitions of GEISSLER TUBE
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A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plucker tube, from the German physicist who devised it.
By Oddity Software
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A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plucker tube, from the German physicist who devised it.
By Noah Webster.
