image orthicon
- noun
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ ˈɔrθɪˌkɒn/
- Archaic
:
orticón
- Early television broadcasts relied on the image orthicon for high-quality pictures.
Examples
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Engineers preserved an old image orthicon tube as a piece of television history.
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The image orthicon was eventually replaced by more modern camera technologies.
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The image orthicon was once a popular choice for television broadcasting.
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Many studios have replaced their image orthicons with modern digital cameras.
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Early television broadcasts relied on the image orthicon for high-quality pictures.
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The image orthicon was commonly used in television until newer technologies became available.
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Many studios have replaced their image orthicon tubes with modern digital cameras to improve production quality.
Synonyms
A tube in old TV cameras that turns light into an electronic picture
An early device in television cameras that changes pictures into electric signals
An old glass tube in television cameras that changes pictures into electric signals
A device used in old television cameras to change an image into electronic signals
An electronic tube in early television cameras that turns light into electrical signals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'orthicon' already names a camera tube that converts optical images to signals, so prefacing it with 'image' simply specifies the tube's relation to images. Although the term is technical and rare, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can derive that an 'image orthicon' is a type of camera tube used for forming images.
Etymology
Image orthicon names an old TV camera tube and combines image (meaning 'picture') with orthicon, a made-up word meant to suggest a 'correct' or 'true' picture. So the name tells you it was a device made to produce clear TV pictures.
