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Saticon
[ sat-i-kon ]
Television, Trademark.
- a camera tube similar to the vidicon in construction and operation but using a combination of the semiconductors selenium, arsenic, and tellurium (rather than antimony sulfide) as its photoconductive surface.
Saticon
/ ˈsætɪˌkɒn /
noun
- a high-resolution television camera tube used when high definition is required
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Saticon1
C20: from s ( elenium ) + a ( rsenic ) + t ( ellurium ) (used in the tube screen) + icon ( oscope )
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