optical printer

noun

a film printer used in making optical effects, consisting basically of a camera that photographs the image with special lenses to enlarge, reduce, distort, etc., and a projector that transfers the image to the print stock, as distinguished from a contact printer.

Origin of optical printer

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby optical printer

optical isomerism, optical mark reading, optical microscope, optical mouse, optical path, optical printer, optical pumping, optical pyrometer, optical resonator, optical rotation, optical scanner