triniscope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early color television system using three separate video tubes with colored phosphors producing the primary colors, combining the images through dichroic mirrors onto a screen for viewing.

Word forms

triniscope triniscopes

Etymology

Originally the proprietary name for a system developed by RCA. See tri- (“three”), and -scope.

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