"optophone" meaning in All languages combined

See optophone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/ [General-American], /ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: optophones [plural]
Etymology: From opto- + -phone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|opto|phone}} opto- + -phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} optophone (plural optophones)
  1. A device that transforms light into sound.
    Sense id: en-optophone-en-noun-Xh~M0yUa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with opto-, English terms suffixed with -phone, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with opto-: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phone: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. A device, used by the blind, that scans text and generates a different sound for each character
    Sense id: en-optophone-en-noun-7eNWXFer

Inflected forms

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        [
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      ]
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          "text",
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/",
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      ]
    }
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