iconoscope

[ ahy-kon-uh-skohp ]

noun

1. a television camera tube in which a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.

iconoscope

/ aɪˈkɒnəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface, converting an optical image into electrical pulses

Word History and Origins

Origin of iconoscope¹

1930–35; formerly trademark; icono-, -scope