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語源

Calque of Latin lanterna magica.

名詞

magic lantern (plural magic lanterns)

1. (historical) An early light projector and precursor to the slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
   • 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 23, column 1:

     "You know how that trick was, don't you Dan?" said Bob, "it was a magic lantern."

2. (dated) A slide projector.

関連する語

• lantern slide
• magic lantern show

参考

• zoetrope
• praxinoscope
• phenakistoscope