Added 9 October 2026 crt noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about crt at Wordnik → Where our words come from → 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. Related Words: rtcrtatrleictrctcrsciemschaptermanufacturecustoms Back to today's word