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kaleidophone

CIDE DICTIONARY

kaleidophone,  [Gr. beautiful + appearance, form + sound.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

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