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phantascope

phantascope noun: an optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.

Noun

phantascope (plural phantascopes)

  1. An optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.
    Synonyms:
    phantasmascope

Synonyms of phantascope

Forms of phantascope

pluralphantascopes

Origin of phantascope

From phantasm + -scope.

Questions about phantascope

What does phantascope mean?
Phantascope means an optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.
What part of speech is phantascope?
Phantascope is a noun.
What is the plural of phantascope?
The plural of phantascope is phantascopes.

Words near phantascope in the dictionary

  1. phans
  2. phanseegar
  3. phanseegars
  4. phansigar
  5. phansigars
  6. phantascope
  7. phantascopes
  8. phantasia
  9. phantasiac
  10. phantasiacs
  11. phantasias

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