iconoscope

[ahy-kon-uh-skohp]

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noun

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

iconoscope

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

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

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He suggested they be named for the iconoscope tube, but membershipdidn’t like “Ike” because it was too reminiscent of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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A: In 1948, the television academy initially considered “Ike,” the nickname for the television iconoscope tube.

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A: In 1948, the television academy initially considered "Ike," the nickname for the television iconoscope tube.

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