Definition of Nipkow disk

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

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Medical Definition of Nipkow disk

1. An opaque circular disk perforated with small holes arranged at equal angular separations and in an Archimedes spiral. The holes trace a raster scanning pattern when the disk is spun around its centre. The Nipkow disk was used in early experiments on television and more recently in Petrans confocal microscope. (05 Aug 1998)

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