magic lantern

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ˌmagic ˈlantern noun [countable]  TCPa piece of equipment used in the past to make pictures shine onto a wall or screen 〔旧时的〕幻灯机

Examples from the Corpus

magic lantern• And during all this time I kept getting flashing pictures in my mind of Chantal, like a magic lantern slide.• When we were young we tended it like a magic lantern, and we continue to find its place.• Cheap cards revolve on a display stand like a magic lantern.• They make a delightful, spontaneously spellbound audience, to whom one could show history unfolding as if with a magic lantern.• Lime lights were also used for magic lantern shows until they were superseded by the carbon arc.

ˌmagic ˈlantern nounChineseSyllable  

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magic lantern
ˌmagic ˈlantern noun [countable]
a piece of equipment used in the past to make pictures shine onto a wall or screen

magic lanternBrE /ˌmædʒɪk ˈlæntən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmædʒɪk ˈlæntərn/ 🔊 nouna piece of equipment used in the past to make pictures appear on a white wall or screen 幻灯；幻灯机