thaumatrope

thaumatrope
thaumatropical /thaw'meuh trop"i keuhl/, adj.
/thaw"meuh trohp'/, n.
a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
[1820-30; THAUMA(TO)- + -TROPE]

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