optacon

English

Etymology

From optical-to-tactile converter.

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.

Translations

electromechanical device

• Italian: optacon m

Italian

Noun

optacon m (invariable)

1. optacon