shadow mask: Meaning and Definition of

shad'ow mask"

Pronunciation: [key]
— Television. Television.
  1. a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot. Also called
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