photodrome

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noun

A kind of stroboscope consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turned at speed is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By adjusting the succession of flashes, the wheel can be made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.

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Meanings

nounphotodrome (plural photodromes)

plural photodromes

  1. historicalA kind of stroboscope consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turned at speed is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By adjusting the succession of flashes, the wheel can be made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.

Origin

From photo- + -drome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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