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iconoscope
i·con·o·scope
/
aɪˈkɒn
əˌskoʊp
/
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[
ahy-
kon
-
uh
-skohp
]
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noun
a television camera tube in
which
a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
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Origin:
1930–35;
formerly trademark; see
icono-
,
-scope
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iconoscope
(aɪˈkɒnəˌskəʊp)
—
n
a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface, converting an optical image into electrical pulses
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