chromatrope Meaning, Definition & Usage

Chro"ma*trope noun
Etymology
Gr. color + turn, rotation, tu turn.
Definitions
  1. (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks variously colored.
  2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects.

Webster 1913