Meaning of orthicon in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɔːθɪkɒn/

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  1. Noun

    orthicon

    Etymology

    1930s; earliest use found in Electronics. Shortened from orthiconoscope

    Definitions

    1. a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera

    Examples

    • « electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons »

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