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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An instrument invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone for exhibiting the vibrations of an elastic plate or rod, in order to illustrate the phenomena of sound-waves.

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  • noun 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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  • The visual form of Pronunciations

    September 11, 2010

  • "I call it a kaleidophone,” he said.“The idea is that it will convert any rhythmical sound, such as music, into pleasing and symmetrical, but always changing, visual patterns." Prelude to Space, by Arthur C. Clarke

    November 22, 2015