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Meaning of "Zworykin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZWORYKIN

Zworykin  [ˈzwɔːrɪkɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZWORYKIN

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Zworykin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZWORYKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vladimir K. Zworykin

Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin was a Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes. He played a role in the practical development of television from the early thirties, including charge storage-type tubes, infrared image tubes and the electron microscope.

Definition of Zworykin in the English dictionary

The definition of Zworykin in the dictionary is Vladimir Kosma. 1889–1982, US physicist and television pioneer, born in Russia. He developed the first practical television camera.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZWORYKIN


bodikin
ˈbɒdɪkɪn
bootikin
ˈbuːtɪkɪn
canikin
ˈkænɪkɪn
cannikin
ˈkænɪkɪn
chicken
ˈtʃɪkɪn
henequen
ˈhɛnɪkɪn
henequin
ˈhɛnɪkɪn
kicking
ˈkɪkɪn
ladykin
ˈleɪdɪkɪn
lambrequin
ˈlæmbrɪkɪn
larrikin
ˈlærɪkɪn
manikin
ˈmænɪkɪn
mannequin
ˈmænɪkɪn
mannikin
ˈmænɪkɪn
minikin
ˈmɪnɪkɪn
pannikin
ˈpænɪkɪn
pickin
ˈpɪkɪn
ramekin
ˈræmɪkɪn
ramequin
ˈræmɪkɪn
spilikin
ˈspɪlɪkɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZWORYKIN

Zungaria
zupa
zupan
Zuyder Zee
zuz
zw
Zweig
Zwickau
Zwicky
zwieback
Zwingli
Zwinglian
Zwinglianism
Zwinglianist
zwischenzug
zwitterion
zwitterionic
Zwolle
Zyban

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZWORYKIN

akin
Hodgkin
interleukin
kin
Larkin
malkin
manakin
munchkin
napkin
oilskin
parkin
Pekin
pumpkin
Pushkin
Rankin
sheepskin
skin
snakeskin
takin
wolfskin

Synonyms and antonyms of Zworykin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Zworykin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZWORYKIN

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Translator English - Chinese

Zworykin
1,325 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
570 millions of speakers

English

Zworykin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Zworykin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زوريكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Зворыкин
278 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
270 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
260 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
220 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
190 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ツヴォルキン
130 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
85 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
85 millions of speakers
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Zworykin
80 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झ्वार्किन
75 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Zworykin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zworykin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Зворикін
40 millions of speakers

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Zworykin
30 millions of speakers
el

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Zworykin
15 millions of speakers
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Zworykin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Zworykin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Zworykin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Zworykin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZWORYKIN»

The term «Zworykin» is normally little used and occupies the 116.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Zworykin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZWORYKIN»

Discover the use of Zworykin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Zworykin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zworykin, Pioneer of Television
This special issue of the Radical History Review explores some of the possibilities created by the dialogue between world history and radical history--in the way we frame our research, narrate our stories, and teach our subjects.
Albert Abramson, 1995
2
Encyclopedia of World Biography: Vitoria-Zworykin
Presents brief biographical sketches which provide vital statistics as well as information on the importance of the person listed.
Gale Research Inc, 1998
3
Television: The Life Story of a Technology
Now Zworykin and his team tried another of Tihanyi's proposals and suggested a single-sided approach, where the light from an image and the scanning electron beam both struck the same surface. It was a counterintuitive suggestion, since ...
Alexander B. Magoun, 2007
4
The Industrial Revolution in America - Overview/Comparison
The development of electronic television systems was left to a Russian immigrant , Vladimir Zworykin (1889–1982). Educated at the St. Petersburg Institute of Technology, Zworykin was an early pioneer of television technology in both Russia ...
5
The Last Lone Inventor
His name was Vladimir Zworykin. Westinghouse was not only a successful maker of household appliances but a pioneer of radio broadcasting. For that company to make a bold move into television made perfect sense. While Farnsworth knew ...
Evan I. Schwartz, 2009
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Remarkable Engineers: From Riquet to Shannon
A team of their engineers was working on the development of a new amplifying tube to be used in receivers of broadcasts from the Westinghouse radio station in east Pittsburgh. Zworykin joined the team, but after a successful first year he was  ...
Ioan James, 2010
7
American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries
Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma (1889–1982) inventor of the electronic picture tube Vladimir Zworykin was not the first person to imagine sending pictures over the airwaves, but he was the first to perfect a system for doing so electronically. For this ...
Charles W. Carey, 2009
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The History of Television, 1942 to 2000
At last he has produced the follow-up volume; the reader may be assured there is no other book in any language that is remotely comparable to it. Together, these two volumes provide the definitive technical history of the medium.
Albert Abramson, 2003
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Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics
The RCA Scanning Electron Microscope Meanwhile in America, V. K. Zworykin, Director of Research at the RCA Camden, New Jersey, laboratories, had in 1938 initiated a development programme on SEM (Zworykin et al., 1942a, 1945) that ...
Peter W. Hawkes, 2004
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Tele-Visionaries: The People Behind the Invention of Television
KOSMA ZWORYKIN was born in 1889, in Murom, Russia about 150 miles east of Moscow. The Zworykins were a well-established merchant-class family. Vladimir was one of seven children. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Institute of ...
R. C. Webb, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZWORYKIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Zworykin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Louie Brodsgaard Knudsen
His next duty was at the U.S. Navy Regional Accounts Office in Washington, D.C., where he met Elaine V. Zworykin; they were married Sept. 17, 1949. Further ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
2
'American Genius' presents 'Farnsworth vs. Sarnoff' on NatGeo
He searched for someone who could convince Farnsworth to sell his idea and found Vladimir Zworykin, a Russian, who worked at Westinghouse and was also ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
3
Memórias: Primeira emissão televisiva há 89 anos
Em 1923, o pesquisador norte-americano de origem russa Vladimir Zworykin inventou uma câmara eletrónica (o iconoscópio), origem da televisão eletrónica. «Esquerda, Jan 15»
4
Television, perfected: Discovery feeds a man to a giant snake
Surely, this is the type of thing Philo T. Farnsworth and Vladimir K. Zworykin envisioned before their collective innovations were steamrolled by the Radio ... «A.V. Club, Dec 14»
5
Godard's Revolutionary 3-D Film
A pointed reference in the film to the invention of television, in 1933 (the same year as Hitler's rise to power), by the Russian engineer Vladimir Zworykin ... «The New Yorker, Oct 14»
6
Godard Goes 3-D, The Safdies Take To The Streets
Bu the result is provocative nonetheless. A casual remark links the election of Hitler as Reichschancellor and Zworykin's invention of the television, both of which ... «The Jewish Week, Sep 14»
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“Pai da televisão”, cientista russo se arrependeu de invenção no fim …
Em seguida veio a Revolução de Fevereiro, em 1917, e o pai de Zworykin morreu. A casa da família, onde ele nasceu e foi criado, foi expropriada. Perante essa ... «Gazeta Russa, Aug 14»
8
Russia's son, TV's father: Vladimir Zworykin's role in creating television
July 29 marked the 125th anniversary of the birth of great Russian-American inventor Vladimir Zworykin, known in Russia as the Father of Television. RBTH tells ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 14»
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Wie ein Russe den Fernseher erfunden hat
Der große russisch-amerikanische Erfinder Vladimir Zworykin wird „Vater des Fernsehens“ genannt. RBTH hat Erinnerungen seiner Kollegen und Freunde ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines - Aktuelles aus Russland., Jul 14»
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The days of the kinescopes
... receiver that translates electrical signals into a picture on a lighted screen, the word was coined by a pioneer of television technology, Vladimir K. Zworykin. «The Hindu, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zworykin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zworykin>. May 2024 ».
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