thaumatrope
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 illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
Origin of thaumatrope
1Other words from thaumatrope
- thau·ma·trop·i·cal [thaw-muh-trop-i-kuhl], /ˌθɔ məˈtrɒp ɪ kəl/, adjective
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How to use thaumatrope in a sentence
These memories lie in confusion, unformed and undefined, like pictures in a thaumatrope.
The Son of a Servant | August StrindbergThe thaumatrope, then, did nothing more than illustrate the power of the eye to weld together a couple of alternating impressions.
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald WilliamsWhy do the figures upon the "thaumatrope" appear to dance, when they are made to revolve before a mirror?
The Reason Why | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for thaumatrope
/ (ˈθɔːməˌtrəʊp) /
a toy in which partial pictures on the two sides of a card appear to merge when the card is twirled rapidly
Origin of thaumatrope
1Derived forms of thaumatrope
- thaumatropical (ˌθɔːməˈtrɒpɪkəl), adjective
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