instrument for demonstrating sound waves by lines of light
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• An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.
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<physics> An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations. ... Origin: Gr. Beautiful + appearance, form ...
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kaleidophone An instrument for exhibiting the phenomena of sound-waves, by means of a vibrating rod or plate having a reflector at the end. Other 'image' words: icono-, imag-.
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