noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A device that transforms light into sound.
2. 2
   A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character

Synonyms

All synonyms

braillecanephone

Etymology

From opto- + -phone.

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