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photodrome

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Pho´to`drome
n.1.(Physics) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.

photodrome
1. an apparatus that regulates light flashes so that a rotating object appears to be stationary or moving in a direction opposite to its actual motion.
2. an apparatus for producing unusual optical effects by flashing light upon disks bearing various figures, patterns, etc.
See also: Instruments, Light


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On Saturday afternoons, for a nickel, he could go to a movie matinee at such theatres as the Bluebell, the Rialto, the Photodrome or the Victoria.
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