optophone

[ op-tuh-fohn ]

noun

1. an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.

optophone

/ ˈɒptəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a device for blind people that converts printed words into sounds

Word History and Origins

Origin of optophone¹

opto- + -phone

Example Sentences

It was the optophone, and perhaps you may have seen, or rather heard it.

From Project Gutenberg

Glenfield says you're pulling out, but so am not I. I'm for Hubbard and the optophone theory now.

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