kinescope

American  

[kin-uh-skohp, kahy-nuh-] / ˈkɪn əˌskoʊp, ˌkaɪ nə- /

noun

1. a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.

2. the motion-picture record of a television program.

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verb (used with object)

kinescoped, kinescoping

1. to record (a program) on motion-picture film, using a kinescope.

kinescope British  

/ ˈkɪnəskəʊp /

noun

1. the US name for television tube

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Etymology

Origin of kinescope

First recorded in 1930–35; formerly trademark