zoopraxiscope (English, noun)
expansion: zoopraxiscope (plural zoopraxiscopes)
Senses:
topics: arts
hobbies
lifestyle
photography
glosses: An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: zoopraxiscopes
tags: plural
form: zoöpraxiscope
tags: alternative
form: zoopraxinoscope
tags: alternative