lighttable
nounUK /ˈlaɪtˌteɪbəl/
US /ˈlaɪtˌteɪbəl/
A light table is a flat table that glows from underneath so you can see through things on top of it.
She put the colorful shapes on the light table and watched them shine.
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2. A table used by artists and designers to trace drawings by shining light through paper.
The illustrator used a light table to trace the sketch onto clean paper.
3. A device doctors use to view x-ray films.
The doctor placed the x-ray on the light table to look at the bone.
4. A table used to sort and examine photographic slides or film.
He spread the old slides across the light table to pick the best ones.