opaque projector

noun

1. a machine for projecting opaque objects, as books, on a screen, by means of reflected light.

opaque projector

noun

1. Also called (in Britain and some other countries): episcope. an optical device that projects an enlarged image of an opaque object, such as a printed page or photographic print, onto a screen by means of reflected light

Other Word Forms

• opaque projecting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of opaque projector¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The car drawings were likely made using an opaque projector.

From Los Angeles Times

In the second grade, I spent many hours with a World Book Encyclopedia, an opaque projector and a vast stretch of butcher paper tacked to the classroom wall.

From New York Times

And the opaque projector is an excellent, plastic transparency-free alternative to the overhead projector.

From Washington Post