n. hist. 1 a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by the persistence of visual impressions when the disc is rapidly rotated. 2 a zoetrope.
[ irreg. f. Gk thauma marvel + -tropos -turning ]
THAUMATROPE
Meaning of THAUMATROPE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012