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thaumatrope
thau·ma·trope [ tháwmə trp ] (plural thau·ma·tropes)


noun 
Definition:
 
card with pictures on either side: a card with different pictures on either side so that when the card is rapidly twirled, the images appear to combine
[Early 19th century. < Greek thauma "wonder" + tropos "turning"]

thau·ma·trop·i·cal [ thàwmə tróppik'l ] adjective
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