- overhead projector
- noun Date: 1951 a projector for projecting onto a vertical screen magnified images of graphic material on a horizontal transparency illuminated from below — called also overhead
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
overhead projector
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Overhead projector — in operation during a classroom lesson An overhead projector is a variant of slide projector that is used to display images to an audience. Contents 1 Mechanism … Wikipedia
overhead projector — Projector Pro*ject or, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.] 1. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. an optical instrument which projects an image from a transparency or an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overhead projector — Projector Pro*ject or, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.] 1. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. an optical instrument which projects an image from a transparency or an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overhead projector — over‧head pro‧jec‧tor ➔ projector * * * overhead projector UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION OHP, also projector) ► WORKPLACE, MEETINGS a piece of equipment that shines images from a flat transparent sheet onto a white screen or wall: » … Financial and business terms
overhead projector — ☆ overhead projector n. a projector having a flat, transparent top on which a sheetlike transparency is placed, and an overhead mirror that reflects the image on the transparency to a screen * * * … Universalium
overhead projector — ☆ overhead projector n. a projector having a flat, transparent top on which a sheetlike transparency is placed, and an overhead mirror that reflects the image on the transparency to a screen … English World dictionary
overhead projector — overhead projectors N COUNT An overhead projector is a machine that has a light inside it and makes the writing or pictures on a sheet of plastic appear on a screen or wall. The abbreviation OHP is also used. Syn: OHP … English dictionary
overhead projector — ► NOUN ▪ a device that projects an enlarged image of a transparency by means of an overhead mirror … English terms dictionary
overhead projector — noun a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker s head • Hypernyms: ↑projector * * * noun, pl ⋯ tors [count] : a device that shows information or pictures on a wall or screen by shining a light through a sheet with the … Useful english dictionary
overhead projector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms overhead projector : singular overhead projector plural overhead projectors a piece of equipment that uses a light to make the words or pictures on a transparent plastic sheet appear large on a screen … English dictionary
overhead projector — overhead pro jector n OHP a piece of electrical equipment used when giving a talk, which shows words or pictures on a wall or large screen so that many people can see them … Dictionary of contemporary English
