PHANTASMAGORIA


Meaning of PHANTASMAGORIA in English

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.