Definitions for orthiconˈɔr θɪˌkɒn; ˌɔr θɪˈkɒn əˌskoʊp
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•thi•conˈɔr θɪˌkɒn; ˌɔr θɪˈkɒn əˌskoʊp(n.)
also or•thi•con•o•scope
a television camera tube in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
Category: Radio and Television
Origin of orthicon:
1935–40
Princeton's WordNet
orthicon, image orthicon(noun)
a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons
Wiktionary
orthicon(Noun)
TV camera tube.
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