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Thaumatrope
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What's The Definition Of Thaumatrope?Synonyms | Synonyms for Thaumatrope: Related Terms | Find terms related to Thaumatrope: See Also | Thaumatrope In Webster's Dictionary \Thau"ma*trope\, n. [Gr. ? a wonder + ? to turn.]
(Opt.)
An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of
an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is
withdrawn.
Note: It consists of a card having on its opposite faces
figures of two different objects, or halves of the same
object, as a bird and a cage, which, when the card is
whirled rapidlz round a diameter by the strings that
hold it, appear to the eye combined in a single
picture, as of a bird in its cage.
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