Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An optical apparatus dependent for its effects upon the persistence of retinal impressions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
toy made of acard with animage on each side; when twirled, the images combine
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the principle that the exquisite should be within everyone ' s reach, Ms. Jenkins provides recipes for old-fashioned Florentine gelato and truffes à la serviette, as well as instructions on how to assemble a Victorian optical-illusion toy called a thaumatrope.
Savory Obscurities 2010
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Mom made you robot thaumatrope invitations for your birthday party and robot buttons as gifts for everyone who came.
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The friends of the zoötrope surely knew another little plaything, the thaumatrope.
The Photoplay A Psychological Study Hugo M��nsterberg 1889
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The square, he said, went round him like a thaumatrope; he saw the Alhambra leap into the air like a balloon; and reeled against the railing.
The Dynamiter Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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I also follow @thaumatrope and read little 140 character slivers of science fiction stories.
doggdot.us 2009
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I also follow @thaumatrope and read little 140 character slivers of science fiction stories.
doggdot.us 2009
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StarShipSofa strangehorizons - Strange Horizons thaumatrope -
Bibliophile Stalker 2009
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I also follow @thaumatrope and read little 140 character slivers of science fiction stories.
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11: 14 New microstory from me over on @thaumatrope -- sadly apropos, considering, despite being written & placed some time ago.
Tweets I have known 2009
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10: 15 And my latest microstory just popped up on @thaumatrope #
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