Nipkow disk

noun

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

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Meanings

nounNipkow disk (plural Nipkow disks)

plural Nipkow disks · alternative Nipkov disc · alternative Nipkov disk · alternative Nipkow disc

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

Origin

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

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APA

Nipkow disk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipkow%20disk

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“Nipkow disk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipkow%20disk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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