phantascope

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noun

An optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.

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phantasmascope
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Meanings

nounphantascope (plural phantascopes)

plural phantascopes

  1. artsAn optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.

    Synonyms: phantasmascope

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope and illustrating the same principle.

Similar
phantasmascope

Origin

From phantasm + -scope.

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Cite this entry
APA

phantascope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantascope

MLA

“phantascope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantascope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantascope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantascope.

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