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Definition of Zoetrpe
Zo"e*trope (?), n. [Gr. &?; life + &?;
turning, from &?; to turn.] 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.
Zo"e*trope (?), n. [Gr. &?; life + &?;
turning, from &?; to turn.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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