• (n.) A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects. • (n.) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored.
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Chro'ma·trope noun [ Greek ... color + ... turn, rotation, ... to turn.]
1. (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored.
2. A device ...
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