vidicon

American  

[vid-i-kon] / ˈvɪd ɪˌkɒn /

noun

Television.

1. 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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vidicon British  

/ ˈvɪdɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. 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 layer See also Plumbicon

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Etymology

Origin of vidicon

First recorded in 1945–50; vid(eo) + icon(oscope)

Example Sentences

Both spacecraft were designed to be stable platforms for their vidicon cameras, which used red, green and blue filters to produce full-color images.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2022

According to plan, shortly after the scanning mechanisms sighted the planet, automatically activating the photo system, the six-inch vidicon tube focused through a reflecting telescope and took its first picture.

From Time Magazine Archive

Technicians in Houston speculated that Bean may have burned out the sensitive vidicon tube by accidentally pointing the camera directly into the glaring sun.

From Time Magazine Archive