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
Gloss
viewing instrument
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antizoo English
- aquascope English
- bathyscope English
- cystoscope English
- descope English
- interzoo English
- megazoo English
- minizoo English
- orthoprax English
- parapraxis English
- phleboscope English
- polyscope English
- praxic English
- praxis English
- quickscope English
- rescope English
- riflescope English
- scopal English
- scope English
- scopeless English
- scoper English
- scopey English
- scopie English
- scoping English
- scopy English
- sniperscope English
- snooperscope English
- subscope English
- superscope English
- zoo English
- zooey English
- zoofari English
- zooful English
- zoogoer English
- zoogoing English
- zoogyroscope English
- zooish English
- zookeeper English
- zookeeping English
- zoolike English
- zoopark English
- zooplasty English
- scopo Italian
- scóp Irish
- zú Irish
- zoo Danish
- skop Indonesian
- sw Welsh
- skopo Ido
- zoo Malay
- izu Zulu
- zoo
- scopy
- scope
- zooey
- zooish
- praxic
- zooful
- scoper
- praxis
- scopie
- scopal
- scopey
- descope
- zoofari
- rescope
- megazoo
- zoolike
- scoping
- antizoo
- zoopark
- zoogoer
- minizoo
- interzoo
- zoogoing
- subscope
- polyscope
- orthoprax
- aquascope
- zooplasty
- scopeless
- zookeeper
- riflescope
- zookeeping
- quickscope
- cystoscope
- parapraxis
- superscope
- bathyscope
- phleboscope
- sniperscope
- zoogyroscope
- snooperscope