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tachistoscope |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tachistoscope \Ta*chis"to*scope\, n. [Gr. ?, superl. of ? swift + -scope.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for exposing briefly to view a screen bearing letters or figures. It is used in studying the range of attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in a single impression. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tachistoscope n : an instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures [syn: {t-scope}]
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