English Explanatory Dictionary

optacon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

optacon optacons

Etymology

From optical-to-tactile converter.

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