orthicon

[ awr-thi-kon ]

noun

, Television.

1. a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.

orthicon

/ ˈɔːθɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. See image orthicon
   a television camera tube in which an optical image produces a corresponding electrical charge pattern on a mosaic surface that is scanned from behind by an electron beam. The resulting discharge of the mosaic provides the output signal current See also image orthicon

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthicon¹

First recorded in 1935–40; orth- + icon(oscope)

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthicon¹

C20: from ortho- + icon ( oscope )

Example Sentences

I cut out the radar and cut in the nose orthicon and sat back to watch the beacon appear on the screen.

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