opaque projector

noun

: a projector using reflected light for projecting an image of an opaque object or matter on an opaque support

Examples of opaque projector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He’s thought to have used a common type of 19th century opaque projector to blow up the image to sketch the photographic likeness onto canvas. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 The car drawings were likely made using an opaque projector. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of opaque projector was in 1951

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“Opaque projector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opaque%20projector. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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