noctovisorn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒktəˌvʌɪzə/, U.S.

/ˈnɑktəˌvaɪzər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nocti- comb. form, -o- connective, televisor n.

Etymology: < nocti- comb. form + -o- connective + -visor (in televisor n.). Compare slightly later noctovision n.

Television. Now historical.

An electrical device which uses infrared illumination to view or record the images of objects in darkness or poor light.

ΚΠ

1927 Glasgow Herald 9 Apr. 10 An apparatus for penetrating fog at night, invented by Mr John L. Baird... With his ‘noctovisor’ Mr Baird recently demonstrated seeing in total darkness to a number of scientists.

1969 Electr. & Electronics Abstr. 72 265/1 Apart from the active noctovisors, passive instruments for low light levels are..gaining importance.

1988 New Scientist 10 Dec. 42/1 (caption) All night he [sc. Baird] experimented with infrared—his Noctovisor.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noctovisor
释义	noctovisorn. Brit. /ˈnɒktəˌvʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈnɑktəˌvaɪzər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nocti- comb. form, -o- connective, televisor n. Etymology: < nocti- comb. form + -o- connective + -visor (in televisor n.). Compare slightly later noctovision n. Television. Now historical. An electrical device which uses infrared illumination to view or record the images of objects in darkness or poor light. ΚΠ 1927 Glasgow Herald 9 Apr. 10 An apparatus for penetrating fog at night, invented by Mr John L. Baird... With his ‘noctovisor’ Mr Baird recently demonstrated seeing in total darkness to a number of scientists. 1969 Electr. & Electronics Abstr. 72 265/1 Apart from the active noctovisors, passive instruments for low light levels are..gaining importance. 1988 New Scientist 10 Dec. 42/1 (caption) All night he [sc. Baird] experimented with infrared—his Noctovisor. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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