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iconoscope

i·con·o·scope
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-kon-uh-skohp]
    • /aɪˈkɒn əˌskoʊp/
    • /aɪˈk.ɒ.nə.skəʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-kon-uh-skohp]
    • /aɪˈkɒn əˌskoʊp/

Definitions of iconoscope word

  • noun iconoscope a television camera tube in which a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic. 1
  • noun iconoscope An early television camera having a mosaic of photoactive cells. 1
  • noun iconoscope a television camera tube in which an electron beam scans a photoemissive surface, converting an optical image into electrical pulses 0
  • noun iconoscope a television camera electron tube, consisting of a vacuum tube enclosing a photosensitive plate on which the image is projected and an electron gun that scans the image with a narrow focused beam 0

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Origin of iconoscope

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; formerly trademark; see icono-, -scope

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Parts of speech for Iconoscope

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

iconoscope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

iconoscope usage trend in Literature

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