† metamorphoscopen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -scope comb. form.

Etymology: < metamorpho- (in metamorphosis n.) + -scope comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (metămǭ·ɹfoskō^up) /mɛtəˈmɔːfəʊskəʊp/.

Obsolete.

An optical toy which displays pictures composed of a permutation of different sections (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1867 Sci. Amer. Nov. 348/3 Metamorphoscope... The combination of two or more endless belts of different lengths. furnished with sections of figures or pictures, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1426/2 Metamorphoscope, a toy having an opening at which the pictures on several belts are presented, the respective belts having head, body, and leg portions of figures. The belts are of different lengths, so as to mismatch the sections as they are revolved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	metamorphoscope
释义	† metamorphoscopen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -scope comb. form. Etymology: < metamorpho- (in metamorphosis n.) + -scope comb. form. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (metămǭ·ɹfoskō^up) /mɛtəˈmɔːfəʊskəʊp/. Obsolete. An optical toy which displays pictures composed of a permutation of different sections (see quots.). ΚΠ 1867 Sci. Amer. Nov. 348/3 Metamorphoscope... The combination of two or more endless belts of different lengths. furnished with sections of figures or pictures, substantially as and for the purpose specified. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1426/2 Metamorphoscope, a toy having an opening at which the pictures on several belts are presented, the respective belts having head, body, and leg portions of figures. The belts are of different lengths, so as to mismatch the sections as they are revolved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1867
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