Saticon

[ sat-i-kon ]

Television, Trademark.

1. 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

1. a high-resolution television camera tube used when high definition is required

Word History and Origins

Origin of Saticon¹

C20: from s ( elenium ) + a ( rsenic ) + t ( ellurium ) (used in the tube screen) + icon ( oscope )