clavilux

noun

clav·​i·​lux

-vəˌləks

plural -es

: an instrument for throwing upon a screen varying patterns of light and color that permit combinations analogous to the successive phrases and themes of music

called also color organ

Word History

Etymology

clavi- + Latin lux light

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