"Nipkow disk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Nipkow disks [plural], Nipkov disc [alternative], Nipkov disk [alternative], Nipkow disc [alternative]
Etymology: After Paul Gottlieb Nipkow (1860-1940), German inventor. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Nipkow disk (plural Nipkow disks)
  1. A mechanical, geometrically-operating image scanning device, a fundamental component of early mechanical television. Wikipedia link: Nipkow disk, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-Nipkow_disk-en-noun-0eaf4P~j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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