tachistoscope — [ takistɔskɔp ] n. m. • 1945; de tach(eo) , gr. istos « le plus » et scope ♦ Techn. Appareil de projection pour l exposition d images lumineuses à différentes vitesses, utilisé pour l entraînement à la lecture rapide et pour des recherches… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tachistoscope — Ta*chis to*scope, n. [Gr. ta chistos, superl. of tachy s 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tachistoscope — [tə kis′tə skōp΄] n. [< Gr tachistos, superl. of tachys, swift (see TACHY ) + SCOPE] an apparatus that exposes words, pictures, etc. for a measured fraction of a second, used to increase reading speed or to test memory, perception, etc.… … English World dictionary
Tachistoscope — A tachistoscope is a device that displays (usually by projecting) an image for a specific amount of time. It can be used to increase recognition speed, to show something too fast to be consciously recognized, or to test which elements of an image … Wikipedia
Tachistoscope — Un Tachistoscope est un appareil permettant la présentation ultra rapide (de l ordre de la miliseconde) d un stimulus à un seul hémichamp visuel à la fois. Cet équipement permet de contrôler finement les paramètres de la présentation visuelle des … Wikipédia en Français
tachistoscope — noun Etymology: Greek tachistos (superlative of tachys swift) + International Scientific Vocabulary scope Date: circa 1890 an apparatus for the brief exposure of visual stimuli that is used in the study of learning, attention, and perception •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tachistoscope — tachistoscopic /teuh kis teuh skop ik/, adj. /teuh kis teuh skohp /, n. Psychol. an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to… … Universalium
tachistoscope — noun a device that displays a series of brief images; used by psychologists to investigate perception, memory and learning … Wiktionary
tachistoscope — An instrument to determine the shortest time an object must be exposed in order to be perceived. [G. tachistos, very rapid, fr. tachys, rapid, + skopeo, to view] * * * ta·chis·to·scope tə kis tə .skōp , ta n an apparatus for the brief exposure of … Medical dictionary
tachistoscope — instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test perception Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
