orthicon

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːθɪˌkɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′thi kon′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or•thi•con  (ôr′thi kon′),USA pronunciation n. [Television.]
  1. Radio and Televisiona camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
Also, or•thi•con•o•scope  (ôr′thi kon′ə skōp′).USA pronunciation 
  • orth- + icon(oscope) 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orthicon /ˈɔːθɪˌkɒn/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 20th Century: from ortho- + icon( oscope)
'orthicon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Emmy - image orthicon - iconoscope - orth-

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