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tachistoscope
ta·chis·to·scope
[
tə kístə skp
]
(
plural
ta·chis·to·scopes
)
noun
Definition:
apparatus for perception and memory tests:
an instrument for displaying visual images very briefly, used to test perception and memory
[
Late 19th century. < Greek
takhistos
"swiftest" <
takhus
"swift"
]
ta·chis·to·scop·ic
[
tə kìstə skóppik
]
adjective
ta·chis·to·scop·i·cal·ly
adverb
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ta·chis·to·scop·ic [ tə kìstə skóppik ] adjectiveta·chis·to·scop·i·cal·ly adverb
