optophone

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optophone

/ˈɑptəˌfoʊn/ US
/ˈɒptəˌfəʊn/ UK

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From opto- + -phone.

noun optophones

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

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"optophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/optophone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"optophone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/optophone.

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@misc{optophone_2026,
  title = {optophone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optophone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}