Chromatrope

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chromatrope \Chro"ma*trope\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? turn, rotation,
     ? to turn.]
     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.


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     2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce
        kaleidoscopic effects.
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