Transcription
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- [awr-thi-kon]
- /ˈɔr θɪˌkɒn/
- /ˈɔːðɪkən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-thi-kon]
- /ˈɔr θɪˌkɒn/
Definitions of orthicon word
- noun orthicon a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic. 1
- noun orthicon 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 0
- noun orthicon 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 0
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Origin of orthicon
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; orth- + icon(oscope)
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orthicon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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