orthicon

[ awr-thi-kon ]

noun

, Television.

1. a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.

orthicon

/ ˈɔːθɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. a television camera tube in which an optical image produces a corresponding electrical charge pattern on a mosaic surface that is scanned from behind by an electron beam. The resulting discharge of the mosaic provides the output signal current See also image orthicon

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthicon¹

First recorded in 1935–40; orth- + icon(oscope)

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthicon¹

C20: from ortho- + icon ( oscope )

Example Sentences

The name Emmy derives from an early piece of TV equipment called the image orthicon camera tube - or the Immy.

From BBC

The name Emmy derives from an early piece of TV equipment called the image orthicon camera tube, nicknamed the Immy.

From BBC

The image orthicon tube revolutionized what it was possible to show on TV.

From Time

“Immy,” a term for the image orthicon camera, was chosen instead and then changed to “Emmy” because it seemed better for a statue of a woman holding an atom.

From Washington Times

"Immy," a term for the image orthicon camera, was chosen instead and then changed to "Emmy" because it seemed better for a statue of a woman holding an atom.

From US News