Thaumatrope
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Le Thaumatrope (du grec thauma, prodige et tropion, tourner) est un jouet optique qui exploite le phénomène de la persistance rétinienne.
Il s'agit d'un disque illustré sur ses deux faces et où sont accrochées de petites ficelles sur deux bords opposés. En faisant tourner entre le pouce et l'index ces ficelles, le disque suit le mouvement et, les deux dessins se confondent.
Inventé vers 1820-1825, sa paternité est attribuée la plupart du temps au docteur John Ayrton Paris. Parfois, le nom de William Henry Fitton lui est associé.
D'autres jouets optiques qui utilisent la persistance rétinienne ont été inventés au XIXe siècle : le phénakistiscope, le zootrope, le praxinoscope... ou encore le folioscope, où un dessin est fait sur chaque page d'un livret que l'on effeuille reproduisant un mouvement continu.
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Thaumatrope — Thau ma*trope (th[add] m[.a]*tr[=o]p), n. [Gr. qay^ma a wonder + tre pein to turn.] (Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn. [1913 Webster] Note: It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thaumatrope — DEFINICIJA v. taumatrop … Hrvatski jezični portal
thaumatrope — [thô′mə trōp΄] n. [Gr thauma (see THAUMATOLOGY) + TROPE] a device consisting of a card or disk with different designs on either side, which, when the card or disk is twirled, appear to blend into one: it demonstrates the persistence of vision … English World dictionary
Thaumatrope — A thaumatrope is a toy that was popular in Victorian times.A disk or card with a picture on each side is attached to two pieces of string. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers the two pictures appear to combine into a single… … Wikipedia
thaumatrope — thaumatropical /thaw meuh trop i keuhl/, adj. /thaw meuh trohp /, n. a 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… … Universalium
thaumatrope — noun A toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images combine … Wiktionary
thaumatrope — [ θɔ:mətrəʊp] noun 1》 a 19th century scientific toy consisting of a disc with a different picture on each side, these appearing to combine into one when the disc is rapidly rotated. 2》 another term for zoetrope. Origin C19: from Gk thauma marvel… … English new terms dictionary
thaumatrope — thau·ma·trope … English syllables
thaumatrope — /ˈθɔmətroʊp/ (say thawmuhtrohp) noun a card with different pictures on opposite sides (as a horse on one side and a rider on the other), which, when twirled rapidly, causes the pictures to appear as if combined, thus illustrating the persistence… …
thaumatrope — n. hist. 1 a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by the persistence of visual impressions when the disc is rapidly rotated. 2 a zoetrope. Etymology: irreg. f. Gk thauma marvel + tropos turning … Useful english dictionary
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