单词 | thaumatrope |
释义 | thaumatrope[ thaw-muh-trohp ] / ˈθɔ məˌtroʊp / nouna card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions. Origin of thaumatropeFirst recorded in 1820–30; thauma(to)- + -trope OTHER WORDS FROM thaumatropethau·ma·trop·i·cal [thaw-muh-trop-i-kuhl], /ˌθɔ məˈtrɒp ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby thaumatropethat's the beauty of, that's the ticket, that will do, thaumato-, thaumatology, thaumatrope, thaumaturge, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgy, thaw, Thaxter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thaumatrope
British Dictionary definitions for thaumatropethaumatrope / (ˈθɔːməˌtrəʊp) / nouna toy in which partial pictures on the two sides of a card appear to merge when the card is twirled rapidly Derived forms of thaumatropethaumatropical (ˌθɔːməˈtrɒpɪkəl), adjectiveWord Origin for thaumatropeC19: from thaumato- + -trope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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