tachistoscope

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Researcher James Vicary has installed a tachistoscope, a machine that can inject subliminal images of tiny fractions of a second-far below that of a person's conscious threshold.

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  1. noun An apparatus that projects a series of images onto a screen at rapid speed to test visual perception, memory, and learning.

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  • Researcher James Vicary has installed a tachistoscope, a machine that can inject subliminal images of tiny fractions of a second-far below that of a person's conscious threshold. —  jeffmilner.com
 

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  1. Greek takhistos, superlative of takhus, swift + -scope.

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  1. Greek τάΧιαρτος superlative of ταΧύς, swift, + σκοπει\ν, view.
 

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/tæˈkɪstəskoʊp/
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