What does orthicon mean?
Definitions for orthicon
ˈɔr θɪˌkɒn; ˌɔr θɪˈkɒn əˌskoʊpor·thicon
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Princeton's WordNet
orthicon, image orthiconnoun
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
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orthiconnoun
TV camera tube.
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orthicon
Video camera tubes were devices based on the cathode ray tube that were used in television cameras to capture television images, prior to the introduction of charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors in the 1980s. Several different types of tubes were in use from the early 1930s, and as late as the 1990s. In these tubes, an electron beam was scanned across an image of the scene to be broadcast focused on a target. This generated a current that was dependent on the brightness of the image on the target at the scan point. The size of the striking ray was tiny compared to the size of the target, allowing 483 horizontal scan lines per image in the NTSC format, 576 lines in PAL, and as many as 1035 lines in Hi-Vision.
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orthicon
An orthicon is a type of video camera tube used in early television cameras that transforms an image into an electrical signal. The word "orthicon" is derived from the Greek words orthos, meaning "correct", and -icon, meaning "image". The orthicon tube was noted for its excellent definition and low light operation.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orthicon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orthicon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- ortodoxiaPortuguese
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