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thaumatrope

/ˈθɔːmətrəʊp/

thaumatrope noun: an optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images appear to combine.

thaumatrope: an optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images appear to combine
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Noun

thaumatrope (plural thaumatropes)

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

Forms of thaumatrope

pluralthaumatropes

Origin of thaumatrope

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

Questions about thaumatrope

What does thaumatrope mean?
Thaumatrope means an optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images appear to combine.
What part of speech is thaumatrope?
Thaumatrope is a noun.
How do you pronounce thaumatrope?
Thaumatrope is pronounced /ˈθɔːmətrəʊp/.
What is the plural of thaumatrope?
The plural of thaumatrope is thaumatropes.

Words near thaumatrope in the dictionary

  1. thaumatological
  2. thaumatology
  3. thaumatophobia
  4. thaumatopsyllioid
  5. thaumatopsyllioids
  6. thaumatrope
  7. thaumatropes
  8. thaumatropic
  9. thaumaturge
  10. thaumaturges
  11. thaumaturgi

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