opaque projector

noun

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

opaque projector

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• opaque projecting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of opaque projector¹

First recorded in 1950–55