1 definition found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce kaleidoscopic effects. [1913 Webster]
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