phenakistoscope
Animated w:Phenakistiscopephenakistiscope disk
Meaning
Noun
- An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
Related
Similar words
- fantascope, fantasmascope
Origin
- From French phénakistiscope, from Ancient Greek φενακιστής ("cheat, imposter") + French -scope.
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