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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for producing a peculiar kind of optical illusion by means of two disks rotating rapidly one behind the other.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physics) An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
optical device (often atoy ) used to produce a form ofanamorphosis or to viewdistorted figures
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