image tube
noun
1.
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
image-converter tube
[
im
-ij-k
uh
n-vur-ter]
/ˈɪm ɪdʒ kənˌvɜr tər/
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Origin
1935-40
British Dictionary definitions for
image tube
image converter
noun
1.
a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
image intensifier
noun
1.
any of various devices for amplifying the intensity of an optical image, sometimes used in conjunction with an image converter
image tube
noun
1.
another name for
image converter
,
image intensifier