light table

noun

A viewing device that illuminates what is placed on it, used for drawing frames of animation, for reviewing X-ray images, etc.

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Meanings

nounlight table (plural light tables)

plural light tables

  1. A viewing device that illuminates what is placed on it, used for drawing frames of animation, for reviewing X-ray images, etc.
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