magic lantern en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Latin lanterna magica.
Meanings
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(historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
"You know how that trick was, don't you Dan?" said Bob, "it was a magic lantern."
1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 23, column 1:
- (dated) A slide projector.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magic lanterns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
lantern slide · phenakistoscope · magic lantern show · praxinoscope · zoetrope
Translations (17)
it lanterna magica (early light projector) · ja 幻灯 (early light projector) · ru волше́бный фона́рь (early light projector) · es linterna mágica (early light projector) · de Skioptikon (early light projector) · ro lanternă magică (early light projector) · pl latarnia projekcyjna (early light projector) · fr lanterne magique (early light projector) · hu bűvös lámpás (early light projector) · hu laterna magica (early light projector) · ga laindéar draíochta (early light projector) · fi taikalyhty (early light projector) · pt lanterna mágica (early light projector) · de Laterna magica (early light projector) · nl toverlantaarn (early light projector) · fa لنتر ماژیک (early light projector) · la lanterna magica (early light projector)