opaque projector

American

noun

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

opaque projector British

noun

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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opaque projecting

noun

Etymology

Origin of opaque projector

First recorded in 1950–55

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opaque projector

The car drawings were likely made using an opaque projector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

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 ● Aug. 20, 2015

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