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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)

  1. (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

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