vid·i·con (v d -k n )n. A small television camera tube that forms a charge-density image on a photoconductive surface for subsequent electron-beam scanning. [vid(eo) + icon(oscope).] |
vidicon [ˈvɪdɪˌkɒn]
n
(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a small television camera tube, used in closed-circuit television and outside broadcasts, in which incident light forms an electric charge pattern on a photoconductive surface. Scanning by a low-velocity electron beam discharges the surface, producing a current in an adjacent conducting layer See also Plumbicon
[from vid(eo) + icon(oscope)]
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