optophone

[op-tuh-fohn]

noun

an electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.

Origin of optophone

opto- + -phone

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Examples from the Web for optophone

Historical Examples of optophone

It was the optophone, and perhaps you may have seen, or rather heard it.
A Case in Camera
Oliver Onions
Glenfield says you're pulling out, but so am not I. I'm for Hubbard and the optophone theory now.
A Case in Camera
Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for optophone

optophone

noun

a device for blind people that converts printed words into sounds

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