Synonyms

kinescope

American

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

noun

a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
the motion-picture record of a television program.

verb (used with object)

kinescoped, kinescoping

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

kinescope British

/ ˈkɪnəskəʊp /

noun

the US name for television tube

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Etymology

Origin of kinescope

First recorded in 1930–35; formerly trademark

Example Sentences

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He made dry runs on Kinescope film to test his delivery, buffed and polished each polysyllabic pearl of syntax and rhetoric before his pretty blonde wife.

From Time Magazine Archive

We plan a full run-through Sunday, and we'll make a black and white Kinescope.

From Time Magazine Archive

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