An optical device or technique that demonstrates color changes or rotations, or something that shows variation in color under different conditions.
From Greek 'chroma' (color) and 'tropos' (turning or change). The term describes something that exhibits color transformation or movement.
Chromotropes were popular in Victorian optical demonstrations and theaters—rotating colored discs or filters that would create stunning color-mixing effects, the special effects of the 1800s!
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