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optacon

optacon noun: an electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.

Noun

optacon (plural optacons)

  1. An electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.

Forms of optacon

pluraloptacons

Origin of optacon

From optical-to-tactile converter.

Questions about optacon

What does optacon mean?
Optacon means an electromechanical device that selectively raises small rods over the darker parts of a document, and thus enables blind people to read printed material that has not been transcribed into Braille.
What part of speech is optacon?
Optacon is a noun.
What is the plural of optacon?
The plural of optacon is optacons.

Words near optacon in the dictionary

  1. opt-in
  2. opt-out
  3. opt-outs
  4. opt.
  5. optable
  6. optacon
  7. optacons
  8. optant
  9. optants
  10. optate
  11. optated

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