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Nipkow disk

Nipkow disk noun: a mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television.

Noun

Nipkow disk (plural Nipkow disks)

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

Forms of Nipkow disk

pluralNipkow disks
alternative formNipkov disc
alternative formNipkov disk
alternative formNipkow disc

Origin of Nipkow disk

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

Questions about Nipkow disk

What does Nipkow disk mean?
Nipkow disk means a mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television.
What part of speech is Nipkow disk?
Nipkow disk is a noun.
What is the plural of Nipkow disk?
The plural of Nipkow disk is Nipkow disks.

Words near Nipkow disk in the dictionary

  1. Nipkov disk
  2. Nipkov disks
  3. Nipkow
  4. Nipkow disc
  5. Nipkow discs
  6. Nipkow disk
  7. Nipkow disks
  8. nipless
  9. Nipmuc
  10. Nipmuck
  11. Nipmucks

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