Word: zoetropes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zoe
tropes
Definition: Plural of zoetrope. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: zoetrope
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζῶ
Language: grc
Decoded: zo
Meaning: to live
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to form an action noun.
Affix: -trope
Language: en
Decoded: -trope
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: something that turns, affects, changes, responds, moves.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.