opaque projector

American  

noun

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

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opaque projector British  

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

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Other Word Forms

• opaque projecting noun

Etymology

Origin of opaque projector

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