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epidiascope

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ep·i·di·a·scope  (p-d-skp)
n.
A machine for projecting the images of opaque objects or transparencies on a screen.
[epi- + dia- + -scope.]
epidiascope [ˌɛpɪˈdaɪəˌskəʊp]
n
(Physics / General Physics) an optical device for projecting a magnified image onto a screen See also episcope
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Noun1.epidiascope - an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects
projector - an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen
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Van Niekerk is aware of the techniques of hyperrealism, which make their appearance in her short story, "Kanonbaai", where they are employed by the artist Dieter van Keulen: "After taking photos of him, Dieter projected the image with an epidiascope and traced it--all in order to eliminate the subjective element" (van Niekerk 1992: 19).
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Rees' early lectures for the Society of Arts and Crafts of New South Wales were illustrated with the aid of the epidiascope.
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The epidiascope featured lenses made by famous German maker Karl Zeiss.
University's high-tech find from the 1920s by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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