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nipkow disk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nip-kow disk
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Nipkow disks (plural) Nipkov disc (alternative) Nipkov disk (alternative) Nipkow disc (alternative)

Questions

What does nipkow disk mean?
A mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television.
Where does nipkow disk come from?
After Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860-1940), German inventor.

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