TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

NIPKOW DISK [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

he accomplished his feat in 1884 with a perforated spiral distributing disk ... a Nipkow disk scanned a given scene and broke it into thousands of individual dots

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

la roue de Nipkow est un disque percé régulièrement de trous disposés le long d'une spirale d'Archimède, et qui tourne rapidement dans un faisceau lumineux qu'il intercepte.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: