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thau·ma·trope
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ˈθɔ
məˌtroʊp
/
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thaw
-m
uh
-trohp
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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.
Origin:
1820–30;
thauma(to)-
+
-trope
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thau·ma·trop·i·cal
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məˈtrɒp
ɪ
kəl
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uh
-
trop
-i-k
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l
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adjective
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thaumatrope
(ˈθɔːməˌtrəʊp)
—
n
a toy in which partial pictures on the two sides of a card appear to merge when the card is twirled rapidly
[C19: from
thaumato-
+
-trope
]
thaumatropical
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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