n. 1 a shifting series of real or imaginary figures as seen in a dream. 2 an optical device for rapidly varying the size of images on a screen. phantasmagoric adj. phantasmagorical adj.
[ prob. f. F fantasmagorie (as PHANTASM + fanciful ending) ]
n. 1 a shifting series of real or imaginary figures as seen in a dream. 2 an optical device for rapidly varying the size of images on a screen. phantasmagoric adj. phantasmagorical adj.
[ prob. f. F fantasmagorie (as PHANTASM + fanciful ending) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012