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thaumatrope
[ thaw-muh-trohp ]
/ ˈθɔ məˌtroʊp /
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noun
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.
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Origin of thaumatrope
First recorded in 1820–30; thauma(to)- + -trope
OTHER WORDS FROM thaumatrope
thau·ma·trop·i·cal [thaw-muh-trop-i-kuhl], /ˌθɔ məˈtrɒp ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby thaumatrope
that's the beauty of, that's the ticket, that will do, thaumato-, thaumatology, thaumatrope, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgy, thaw, Thaxter
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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
thaumatrope
/ (ˈθɔːməˌtrəʊp) /
noun
a toy in which partial pictures on the two sides of a card appear to merge when the card is twirled rapidly
Derived forms of thaumatrope
thaumatropical (ˌθɔːməˈtrɒpɪkəl), adjectiveWord Origin for thaumatrope
C19: from thaumato- + -trope
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