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Synonyms

overhead projector

British

noun

a projector that throws an enlarged image of a transparency onto a surface above and behind the person using it. Alterations and additions can be made to the material on the transparency while the projector is in use

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Each section fills out the fuller picture as though Cregger is layering transparencies on top of an overhead projector.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

Jackson, a teacher at Rising Star Elementary School in Seattle’s South Beacon Hill neighborhood, wrote “pen” on the overhead projector.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

A stranger in a lab coat lectured at us using an overhead projector.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2021

The 2014 fire started below the library, when an overhead projector ignited solvent in a student’s artwork, and destroyed much of the interior’s western half.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2018

The classroom snapped back into focus for Cara as Mr. Larson turned off the overhead projector and Sharon flipped on the lights.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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