English Explanatory Dictionary

magic lantern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
A slide projector.

Word forms

magic lantern magic lanterns

Etymology

Calque of Latin lanterna magica.

Related words

lantern slide magic lantern show zoetrope praxinoscope phenakistoscope

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