telegraphoscope

telegraphoscope
\\ˌteləˈgrafəˌskōp\ noun
Etymology: telegraph (I) + -o- + -scope
: an early device for transmitting pictures over a telegraph circuit

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Telegraphoscope — Tel e*graph o*scope, n. [Gr. th^le far + graph + scope.] An instrument for telegraphically transmitting a picture and reproducing its image as a positive or negative. The transmitter includes a camera obscura and a row of minute selenium cells.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • telegraphoscope — tel·e·graph·o·scope …   English syllables

  • telegraphoscope — /tɛləˈgræfəskoʊp/ (say teluh grafuhskohp) noun a telegraphic device by means of which a picture may be reproduced at a distance …  

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