[ noun ] a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen <noun.artifact>
kinetoscope \ki*ne"to*scope\ (k[-i]*n[=e]`t[-o]*sk[=o]p; 277), n. [Gr. kinhto`s movable + -scope.] An instrument for producing curves by the combination of circular movements; -- called also {kinescope}. --Cope.