magic lantern

n. An optical device formerly used to project an enlarged image of a picture.

magic lantern

n (Photography) an early type of slide projector. Sometimes shortened to: lantern

mag′ic lan′tern

n. a device having a lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting images on slides. [1690–1700]

Magic lantern

An early version of a slide projector.

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Noun

magic lantern - an early form of slide projector slide projector - projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen

Translations

lanterne magique

magic lantern

magic lantern:

see stereopticonstereopticon
, optical projection instrument making multiple use of the magic lantern. The magic lantern uses lenses to throw on a screen a magnified image from a transparent slide or from an opaque object such as a photograph or the page of a book.
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magic lantern

an early type of slide projector

magic lantern

noun

Words related to magic lantern

noun an early form of slide projector

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slide projector

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