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Nipkow disc

Nipkow disc is the alternative form of Nipkow disk.

Meaning of Nipkow disk

Noun

Nipkow disk (plural Nipkow disks)

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

Forms of Nipkow disc

pluralNipkow discs

Questions about Nipkow disc

What is Nipkow disc the alternative form of?
Nipkow disc is the alternative form of Nipkow disk.

Words near Nipkow disc in the dictionary

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