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Noun: gas-discharge tube
  1. A tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
    "Neon signs use gas-discharge tubes to produce light"

Derived forms: gas-discharge tubes

Type of: electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube

Encyclopedia: Gas-discharge tube