iconoscope
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- noun
- /ˌaɪkəˈnoʊskoʊp/
- Archaic
Examples
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That's because no one could build an iconoscope that worked!
Fiction book (1999) -
Sarnoff: He asked for a patent in 1923 for his image breaker, the iconoscope.
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Vladimir Zworykin introduced the iconoscope at a convention, marking a significant advancement in television technology.
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The iconoscope converted images into electrical signals, making it essential for early television broadcasts.
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In the 1930s, the invention of the iconoscope revolutionized how images were captured and transmitted on television.
Synonyms
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An old glass tube in television cameras that changes pictures into electric signals
An electronic tube in early television cameras that turns light into electrical signals
A device used in old television cameras to change an image into electronic signals
How Modern
- Specialized
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- Archaic
- Archaic
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- Archaic
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iconoscope comes from the Greek root icon ('image') and the ending -scope ('to look'), the same ending you see in telescope. So an iconoscope is a device for 'looking at images', which fits its role as an early television camera tube that turned pictures into electrical signals.