Definitions for magic lantern
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag′ic lan′tern(n.)
a device having a lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting images on slides.
Category: Photography
Origin of magic lantern:
1690–1700
Princeton's WordNet
magic lantern(noun)
an early form of slide projector
Wiktionary
magic lantern(Noun)
An old name for a slide projector.
magic lantern(Noun)
An early form of slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
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