| Noun | 1. | cathode-ray oscilloscope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantitiescathode-ray tube, CRT - a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) monitor, monitoring device - display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen | |