"photodrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photodromes [plural]
Etymology: photo- + -drome Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|drome}} photo- + -drome Head templates: {{en-noun}} photodrome (plural photodromes)
  1. (dated) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes, the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction. Tags: dated

Inflected forms

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