KINETOSCOPE


Meaning of KINETOSCOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈne-tə-ˌskōp, kī- ]

noun

Etymology: from Kinetoscope, a trademark

Date: 1894

: a device for viewing through a magnifying lens a sequence of pictures on an endless band of film moved continuously over a light source and a rapidly rotating shutter that creates an illusion of motion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.