English Explanatory Dictionary

thaumatrope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈθɔːmətrəʊp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thaumatrope.wav

Word forms

thaumatrope thaumatropes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle”) + τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”), thauma + -trope.

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