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magic lantern

An optical device formerly used to project an enlarged image of a picture.

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magic lantern

(Photography) an early type of slide projector. Sometimes shortened to: lantern

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mag′ic lan′tern

a device having a lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting images on slides.

[1690–1700]

Magic lantern

An early version of a slide projector.

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magic lantern - an early form of slide projector

slide projector - projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen

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lanterne magique

magic lantern

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