optophone

optophone
op·to·phone 'äp-tə-.fōn n an instrument that is designed to enable the blind to read and that scans printed type and translates the light variations into sound variations

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op·to·phone (opґtə-fōn) [opto- + Gr. phōne voice] an instrument by means of which light and darkness are made discernible to the blind through their sense of hearing, the light waves being transformed into sound waves.

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  • optophone — op·to·phone …   English syllables

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