kinescope
noun
ki·ne·scope
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Definition of kinescope
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: picture tube
2
: a motion picture made from an image on a picture tube
kinescope
verb
kinescoped;
kinescoping
Definition of kinescope (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make a kinescope of
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Examples of kinescope in a Sentence
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On the surface the old episodes—some of them represented by clips from fuzzy black-and-white kinescopes—are charming antiques, what with their leisurely pace and production values that seemed quaintly retro even way back when. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Review: Charm and Change," 7 June 2018 It was captured via kinescope, a primitive technique that aimed a camera at a TV screen to record the broadcast on film. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "WGN celebrates 70 years of televising Cubs baseball," 15 Apr. 2018 A kinescope of the black-and-white broadcast, not great quality but good enough, was finally made available on DVD in 2004. — Anthony Tommasini, James R. Oestreich, Corinna Da Fonseca-wollheim, David Allen, Michael Cooper And Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "2016 Holiday Gift Guide," 24 Nov. 2016 The kinescopes of the game — which had not been seen since its original broadcast, the same as Super Bowl I — had been found in Bing Crosby’s old wine cellar. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "Sign Up for the Sports Newsletter," 16 Jan. 2016 A kinescope of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees was discovered in Bing Crosby’s wine cellar. — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, "2016 Men’s N.C.A.A. Tournament Bracket MARCH 13, 2016," 28 Mar. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kinescope.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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