Newton disc


New·ton disc

(nū'tŏn), a disc on which are seven colored sectors, each occupying proportionally the same space as the corresponding primary color in the spectrum; when the disc is rapidly rotated it appears white.

New·ton disc

(nū'tŏn disk) A disc on which are seven colored sectors, each occupying proportionally the same space as the corresponding primary color in the spectrum; when the disc is rapidly rotated it appears white. [Sir Isaac Newton, 1643-1727, English physicist]