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orthicon Definition

☆ or·thi·con (ôr′t̸hi kän′)

noun

a television camera tube, an improved form of the iconoscope, in which the charges on a photosensitive plate are scanned by a low-velocity electron beam which is reflected and which delivers the signal current to an output electrode

Etymology: ortho- + icon(oscope)

orthicon Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • camera: Meanwhile, down at Haydock park, its a real live Image orthicon camera with a Varotal Zoom lens out front.

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