optophone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(op′tə fōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
op•to•phone  (op′tə fōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Telecommunications, Electronicsan electronic device that scans ordinary printed characters and produces combinations of sounds, enabling a blind reader to recognize the characters.
  • opto- + -phone

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
optophone /ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/ n
  1. a device for blind people that converts printed words into sounds

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