Belshazzar

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noun

An early kind of overhead projector.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Balthazar.
nounBelshazzar (plural Belshazzars)

plural Belshazzars

  1. datedAn early kind of overhead projector.

    Some 20 years ago , Aldis introduced the Belshazzar, but it was before its time […]

    1969, Derick Unwin, Media and Methods: Instructional Technology in Higher Education, page 36
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    A projector of such unusual design as the Belshazzar is a type unto itself. Whilst it projects transparencies […]

    1950, Film User Year Book, page 39

    A certain British projecting device, called a Belshazzar, is used in teaching and lecturing to cast on a screen or wall whatever is depicted on its transparent table.

    1970, A. R. Meetham, Information Retrieval: The Essential Technology, page 81
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