chromatrope

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noun

An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light by means of rapidly rotating disks of various colours.

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Meanings

nounchromatrope (plural chromatropes)

plural chromatropes

  1. An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic effects of light by means of rapidly rotating disks of various colours.

Origin

From chromo- + -trope.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ceratomorph
Cite this entry
APA

chromatrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatrope

MLA

“chromatrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatrope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromatrope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromatrope.

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