phenakistoscope
Noun
Meaning
A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
kinetoscope
zoetrope
film projector
magic lantern
praxinoscope
zoopraxiscope
stroboscope
thaumatrope
mutoscope
cinematograph
flip book
fantasmascope
animated film device
motion picture viewer
moving image apparatus
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