radiopticon

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noun

A kind of projector or magic lantern that did not require slides.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounradiopticon (plural radiopticons)

plural radiopticons

  1. historicalA kind of projector or magic lantern that did not require slides.

Origin

From radio- (“ray”) + Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”).

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APA

radiopticon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopticon

MLA

“radiopticon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopticon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiopticon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiopticon.

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