THAUMATROPE

Meaning of THAUMATROPE in English

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]

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THAUMATROPE — ˈthȯmə.ˌtrōp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek thauma miracle, wonder + English -trope : an optical instrument or toy that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — (n.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object …
Английский словарь Webster
THAUMATROPE — ( n. ) An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — — thaumatropical /thaw'meuh trop"i keuhl/ , adj. /thaw"meuh trohp'/ , n. a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — noun an optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object …
Webster English vocab
THAUMATROPE — [ 'θɔ:mətrəʊp ] ■ noun 1》 a 19th-century scientific toy consisting of a disc with a different picture on each …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THAUMATROPE — n. hist. 1 a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — n. hist. 1. a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by …
Oxford English vocab
THAUMATROPICAL — adjective see thaumatrope
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENORTHOTROPE — (n.) An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye …
Английский словарь Webster
ENORTHOTROPE — ( n. ) An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENORTHOTROPE — noun an optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye …
Webster English vocab

Английский основной разговорный словарь

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