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单词 reading machine
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Definition of reading machine in English:

reading machine

noun ˈriːdɪŋ məˌʃiːn

  • 1An apparatus to aid in the teaching of reading or used in its teaching. Also in extended use. Now rare.

  • 2A machine that reads; a device for extracting stored information and converting it into a usable form; especially a device for optically scanning text and producing corresponding electric signals, allowing electronic storage or reproduction of the text, output by speech synthesis, etc.

  • 3A device for producing a magnified, readable image of small text such as microform. Compare "reader". Now rare.

Origin

Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). From reading + machine.

Definition of reading machine in US English:

reading machine

nounˈriːdɪŋ məˌʃiːn

  • 1An apparatus to aid in the teaching of reading or used in its teaching. Also in extended use. Now rare.

  • 2A machine that reads; a device for extracting stored information and converting it into a usable form; especially a device for optically scanning text and producing corresponding electric signals, allowing electronic storage or reproduction of the text, output by speech synthesis, etc.

  • 3A device for producing a magnified, readable image of small text such as microform. Compare "reader". Now rare.

Origin

Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). From reading + machine.
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