another name for image converter, image intensifier
image converter in British English
or image tube
noun
a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
image intensifier in British English
or image tube
noun
any of various devices for amplifying the intensity of an optical image, sometimes used in conjunction with an image converter
image tube in American English
noun
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 (ˈimɪdʒ kən ˌvɜːrtər)
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bingo, hard core, prime mover, roadblock, walk-through
Examples of 'image tube' in a sentence
image tube
Meanwhile, the ion barrier film extends the life of image tube but at the cost of an increased noise factor.
Honggang Wang, Yujie Du, Yu Feng, Yang Lv, Xiaoming Hu, Yunsheng Qian 2015, 'Effective Evaluation of the Noise Factor of Microchannel Plate', Advances in OptoElectronicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/781327. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)