zoetrope

A modern replica of a Victorian zoetrope.

Meaning

Noun

  • An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.

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Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ζωή -trope.

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