diascopen.
/ˈdʌɪəskəʊp/, U.S. /ˈdaɪəˌskoʊp/ A magic lantern or projector by which the image on a transparent slide or the like is projected on to a screen, wall, etc. Cf. epidiascope n., episcope n.
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magic lantern1696
Eidophusikona1800
epidiascope1903
diascope1937
rotoscope1938
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1937 Nature 27 Feb. 380/2 A classroom epidiascope..has a 500-watt lamp, and the change-over from episcope to diascope is instantaneous.
1951 Engineering 2 Nov. 564/1 An exhibition of ‘Visual Aids to Industry’..includes diascopes.
Derivatives
diaˈscopic adj.
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1911 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 186/1 If the light traverses the object, the projection is said to be diascopic, if by reflected light, episcopic.
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