opaque projector
noun
a machine for projecting opaque objects, as books, on a screen, by means of reflected light.
Origin of opaque projector
1First recorded in 1950–55
Other words from opaque projector
- opaque projecting, noun
Words Nearby opaque projector
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British Dictionary definitions for opaque projector
opaque projector
noun
US and Canadian 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: Also called (in Britain and some other countries): episcope
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