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Chromatrope

Chro"ma*trope\, n. [Gr. ? 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 in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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