opaque projector
noun
: a projector using reflected light for projecting an image of an opaque object or matter on an opaque support
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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.
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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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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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“Opaque projector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opaque%20projector. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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