vidicon
[ vid-i-kon ]
/ ˈvɪd ɪˌkɒn /
noun Television.
a camera tube in which a charge-density pattern is formed on a photoconductive surface scanned by a beam of low-velocity electrons for transmission as signals.
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Origin of vidicon
First recorded in 1945–50; vid(eo) + icon(oscope)
Words nearby vidicon
vide supra, vidette, vide ut supra, Videvdat, Vidhan Sabha, vidicon, Vidin, Vidor, viduity, vidya, vie
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British Dictionary definitions for vidicon
vidicon
/ (ˈvɪdɪˌkɒn) /
noun
a small television camera tube, used in closed-circuit television and outside broadcasts, in which incident light forms an electric charge pattern on a photoconductive surface. Scanning by a low-velocity electron beam discharges the surface, producing a current in an adjacent conducting layerSee also Plumbicon
Word Origin for vidicon
C20: from vid (eo) + icon (oscope)
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