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Kaleidophone
{
Ka-lei′do-phon
,Ka-lei′do-phone
, }[Gr. [GREEK] beautiful + [GREEK] appearance, form + [GREEK] sound.]
(Physics.)
An instrument invented by
Professor Wheatstone
, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations. Definition 2024
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
English
Noun
kaleidophone (plural kaleidophones)
- (obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate