kinescope

[ kin-uh-skohp, kahy-nuh- ]

noun

1. a cathode-ray tube with a fluorescent screen on which an image is reproduced by a directed beam of electrons.
2. the motion-picture record of a television program.

verb (used with object)

, kin·e·scoped, kin·e·scop·ing.

1. to record (a program) on motion-picture film, using a kinescope.

kinescope

/ ˈkɪnəskəʊp /

noun

1. the US name for television tube

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinescope¹

First recorded in 1930–35; formerly trademark

Example Sentences

For me, watching Hayes as Levant — like watching kinescopes of Levant himself — is excruciatingly sad.

From New York Times

To see additional photos and materials on Ruth Prins, including links to kinescopes of “Wunda Wunda” shows that have not been seen since they were aired in the 1950s and 1960s, visit PaulDorpat.com.

From Seattle Times

This time, Debra spent hours reflecting on her mom and opened a vast trove of scrapbooks, original puppets and costumes, and kinescopes of “Wunda Wunda” shows never seen since their original airing.

From Seattle Times

Do you have audiotape — or even more tantalizing, a kinescope — of the show?

From Washington Post

She looked, and—eureka!—there was “Wuthering Heights,” with the note “Only kinescope made of this show.”

From The New Yorker