photochromoscope

noun

A device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.

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Meanings

nounphotochromoscope (plural photochromoscopes)

plural photochromoscopes

  1. A device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.
  2. A combination of three optical lanterns for projecting objects on a screen in natural colors. The images of three partial photographs taken through color screens (red, green, and blue, respectively) are superimposed. Each image is given its own primary color, and these colors blend and reproduce the colors of the object.

Origin

From photo- + chromo- + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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