thaumatrope
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Thaumatrope — Le Thaumatrope (du grec thauma, prodige et tropion, tourner) est un jouet optique qui exploite le phénomène de la persistance rétinienne. Il s agit d un disque illustré sur ses deux faces et où sont accrochées de petites ficelles sur deux bords… … Wikipédia en Français
Thaumatrope — Thau ma*trope (th[add] m[.a]*tr[=o]p), n. [Gr. qay^ma a wonder + tre pein to turn.] (Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn. [1913 Webster] Note: It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thaumatrope — [thô′mə trōp΄] n. [Gr thauma (see THAUMATOLOGY) + TROPE] a device consisting of a card or disk with different designs on either side, which, when the card or disk is twirled, appear to blend into one: it demonstrates the persistence of vision … English World dictionary
Thaumatrope — A thaumatrope is a toy that was popular in Victorian times.A disk or card with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to combine into a single… … Wikipedia
thaumatrope — thaumatropical /thaw meuh trop i keuhl/, adj. /thaw meuh trohp /, n. a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus… … Universalium
thaumatrope — noun A toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images combine … Wiktionary
thaumatrope — [ θɔ:mətrəʊp] noun 1》 a 19th century scientific toy consisting of a disc with a different picture on each side, these appearing to combine into one when the disc is rapidly rotated. 2》 another term for zoetrope. Origin C19: from Gk thauma marvel… … English new terms dictionary
thaumatrope — thau·ma·trope … English syllables
thaumatrope — /ˈθɔmətroʊp/ (say thawmuhtrohp) noun a card with different pictures on opposite sides (as a horse on one side and a rider on the other), which, when twirled rapidly, causes the pictures to appear as if combined, thus illustrating the persistence… …
thaumatrope — 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. Etymology: irreg. f. Gk thauma marvel + tropos turning … Useful english dictionary
