English Explanatory Dictionary

Nipkow disk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television.

Word forms

Nipkow disk Nipkow disks Nipkov disc Nipkov disk Nipkow disc

Etymology

After Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860-1940), German inventor.

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