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optophone

UK/ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/US/ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/

optophone noun: a device that transforms light into sound.

Noun

optophone (plural optophones)

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

optophone meaning in Tamil

optophone in Tamil

ஆப்டோஃபோன்

Forms of optophone

pluraloptophones

Origin of optophone

From opto- + -phone.

Questions about optophone

What does optophone mean?
Optophone means a device that transforms light into sound.
What is optophone in Tamil?
Optophone in Tamil is ஆப்டோஃபோன். See Optophone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is optophone?
Optophone is a noun.
How do you pronounce optophone?
Optophone is pronounced /ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of optophone?
The plural of optophone is optophones.

Words near optophone in the dictionary

  1. optometrists
  2. optometry
  3. optomologist
  4. optomotor
  5. optophobia
  6. optophone
  7. optophones
  8. optophysiologic
  9. optophysiological
  10. optophysiology
  11. optoplasmonic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: optophone (page history and authors); optophone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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