zoopraxiscope

English

noun
Definitions
  • (photography) 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.

Etymology

Affix from English zoo (animal) + English praxis + English scope (viewing instrument).

Origin

English

scope

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viewing instrument

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