TELEGRAPHOSCOPE
\tˈɛlɪɡɹˌafəskˌə͡ʊp], \tˈɛlɪɡɹˌafəskˌəʊp], \t_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_f_ə_s_k_ˌəʊ_p]\
Definitions of TELEGRAPHOSCOPE
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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 receiver includes an oscillograph, ralay, equilibrator, and an induction coil the sparks from which perforate a paper with tiny holes that form the image.
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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 receiver includes an oscillograph, ralay, equilibrator, and an induction coil the sparks from which perforate a paper with tiny holes that form the image.
By Noah Webster.
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