iconoscope
[ ahy-kon-uh-skohp ]
noun
a television camera tube in which a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
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British Dictionary definitions for iconoscope
iconoscope
/ (aɪˈkɒnəˌskəʊp) /
noun
a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface, converting an optical image into electrical pulses
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