ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thaumatrope

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈθɔːmətrəʊp/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thaumatrope is a noun meaning An optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images appear to combine.

Meaning

An optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images appear to combine.

More Meanings

  1. A zoetrope.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enorthotrope, electrotachyscope, tachyscope, twirligig, turnabout, twirler.

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