1. a cathode-ray tube used in early television sets to display images
Usage: historical; technical
2. a film recording made from a television monitor screen
Usage: historical; broadcasting

1. to make a film recording of a television program from a monitor screen
Usage: historical; broadcasting

Examples

• The old television set had a large kinescope that took up most of the cabinet.
• Early TV shows were preserved through kinescope recordings.
• The kinescope tube glowed brightly when the television was turned on.
• Many classic programs survive only as kinescope copies.
• The studio would kinescope live broadcasts for later rebroadcast.
• Before videotape, networks relied on kinescope technology to record shows.
• The kinescope method produced lower quality recordings than modern techniques.