a high-resolution television camera tube used when high definition is required
Word origin
C20: from s(elenium) + a(rsenic) + t(ellurium) (used in the tube screen) + icon(oscope)
Saticon in American English
(ˈsætɪˌkɑn)
noun
trademark Television
a camera tube similar to the vidicon in construction and operation but using a combination of the semiconductors selenium, arsenic, and tellurium (rather than antimony sulfide) as its photoconductive surface