light table

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light′ ta′ble, 

1. Fine Art a table that has a translucent top illuminated from below and is used typically for making tracings or examining color transparencies.

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light table noun

1. a translucent surface of ground glass or a similar substance, illuminated from below and used for the examination of positive or negative film, and for the make-up of photocomposed pages