opaque projector


noun

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

Origin of opaque projector

First recorded in 1950–55

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British Dictionary definitions for opaque projector

opaque projector

noun

US and Canadian 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