i·con·o·scope ( -k n  -sk p )n. An early form of a television-camera tube, equipped for rapid scanning of an information-storing, photoactive mosaic. [Originally a trademark.] |
iconoscope [aɪˈkɒnəˌskəʊp]
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(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface, converting an optical image into electrical pulses
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| Noun | 1. |  iconoscope - the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykintelevision pickup tube, television-camera tube - a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals |
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