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noun
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
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noun
a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: device
History
From kineto- + -scope.
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