Associations to the word «Crookes»

Wiktionary

CROOKES, proper noun. A surname​.
CROOKES LAYER, noun. Synonym of Crookes space.
CROOKES RADIOMETER, noun. Light mill
CROOKES RADIOMETERS, noun. Plural of Crookes radiometer
CROOKES SPACE, noun. (physics) (dated) The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low enough to give a striated discharge.
CROOKES TUBE, noun. An early experimental electrical discharge tube by means of which cathode rays and X-rays were discovered.
CROOKES TUBES, noun. Plural of Crookes tube

Dictionary definition

CROOKES, noun. English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919).

Wise words

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