ORTHICON

orthicon, image orthicon

(noun) a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

orthicon (plural orthicons)

TV camera tube. (Abbreviation of orthoconoscope.)

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26 November 2024

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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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