chromatrope
chromatrope
an instrument consisting of an arrangement of colored dises which, when rotated rapidly, give the impression of colors flowing to or from the center.
See also: Color-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in periodicals archive
Properties of a hemoglobin from the
chromatrope of the nematode Mermis nigrescens.
Philosophical whizgigs - known as
chromatropes - were also made.
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