image tube

noun

an electron tube that receives a pattern of radiation, as infrared, ultraviolet, or x-ray, on a photosensitive surface and reproduces the pattern on a fluorescent screen.
Also called im·age-con·vert·er tube [im-ij-kuh n-vur-ter] /ˈɪm ɪdʒ kənˌvɜr tər/.

Origin of image tube

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby image tube

image enhancement, image intensifier, image orthicon, image printer, image processing, image tube, imagemaker, imager, imagery, imagesetter, imaginable

British Dictionary definitions for image tube

image tube

noun

another name for image converter, image intensifier