Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C camera tube: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cam'era tube" Pronunciation: [key] — Television. Television. a cathode-ray tube that converts an optical image projected on its light-sensitive receptor surface into an electrical signal by a scanning process: used in television cameras. Also calledCf. image tube. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. camera-shy camerawoman TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: oungurk Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language