orthicon
or·thi·con
noun \ˈȯr-thi-ˌkän\Definition of ORTHICON
: a camera tube similar to but more sensitive than an iconoscope in which the charges are scanned by a low-velocity beam
Origin of ORTHICON
International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + iconoscope
First Known Use: 1939
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