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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone for exhibiting the vibrations of an elastic plate or rod, in order to illustrate the phenomena of sound-waves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, physics A device, consisting of a
reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that producesoptical figures that correspond to the mode ofvibration of the rod or plate
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fbharjo commented on the word kaleidophone
The visual form of Pronunciations
September 11, 2010
erinmckean commented on the word kaleidophone
"I call it a kaleidophone,” he said.“The idea is that it will convert any rhythmical sound, such as music, into pleasing and symmetrical, but always changing, visual patterns." Prelude to Space, by Arthur C. Clarke
November 22, 2015