magic lantern

English

Noun

magic lantern (plural magic lanterns)

(historical) An early form of slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
(dated) A slide projector.

Translations

a light projector

Japanese: 幻灯 (ja) (gentō)

Usage notes

The term was originally used for the ancient Chinese technique of projecting a painting on glass using an oil lamp, and was extended to include partial movement effects before true motion pictures were invented. It is still occasionally used for the modern slide projector.

Related terms

Translations

early form of slide projector

French: lanterne magique (fr) f
German: Laterna magica (de), Skioptikon n
Italian: lanterna magica f

Latin: lanterna magica f
Persian: لنتر ماژیک‎ (lanter-mâžik)
Spanish: linterna mágica f

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