"thaumatrope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɔːmətrəʊp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thaumatrope.wav Forms: thaumatropes [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle”) + τρόπος (trópos, “a turn”), thauma + -trope. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θαῦμα||miracle}} Ancient Greek θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thaumatrope (plural thaumatropes)
  1. An optical toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images combine.
    Sense id: en-thaumatrope-en-noun-ANyNQFPP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. A zoetrope.
    Sense id: en-thaumatrope-en-noun-gkGM1rRJ

Inflected forms

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