ZOETROPE

Meaning of ZOETROPE in English

n. hist. an optical toy in the form of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface which give an impression of continuous motion when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating.

[ irreg. f. Gk zoe life + -tropos turning ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

ZOETROPE — ˈzōē.ˌtrōp noun also zo·o·trope ˈzōə.- ( -s ) Etymology: zoetrope from Zoetrope, a trademark; zootrope alteration (influenced by zo- ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ZOETROPE — (n.) An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits …
Английский словарь Webster
ZOETROPE — ( n. ) An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ZOETROPE — /zoh"ee trohp'/ , n. a device for giving an illusion of motion, consisting of a slitted drum that, when whirled, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ZOETROPE — n. device for creating the illusion of motion, wheel which spins and shows various pictures which together simulate motion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ZOETROPE — noun an optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits …
Webster English vocab
ZOETROPE — [ 'zəʊɪtrəʊp ] ■ noun a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ZOETROPE — zoetrope BrE AmE ˈzəʊ i trəʊp AmE \ ˈzoʊ i troʊp ▷ zoetrope|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ZOETROPE — n. hist. an optical toy in the form of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ZOETROPE — n. hist. an optical toy in the form of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface …
Oxford English vocab
ZOETROPE — род калейдоскопа
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ZOETROPE — n род калейдоскопа
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ZOETROPE — (n) род калейдоскопа
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ZOETROPE — n род калейдоскопа
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ZOETROPE — n род калейдоскопа
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ZOETROPE — [n.] род калейдоскопа
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
ZOETROPE — n род калейдоскопа
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
ZOETROPE — род калейдоскопа
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANIMATION — Process of giving the illusion of movement to drawings, models, or inanimate objects. From the mid-1850s, such optical devices as …
Английский словарь Британика
ZOOTROPE — variant of zoetrope
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENAKISTOSCOPE — ˌfenəˈkistəˌskōp noun Etymology: modification of French phénakistiscope, from Greek phenakistēs deceiver (from phenakizein to deceive, from phenak-, phenax deceiver + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — [ 'θɔ:mətrəʊp ] ■ noun 1》 a 19th-century scientific toy consisting of a disc with a different picture on each …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THAUMATROPE — n. hist. 1 a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAUMATROPE — n. hist. 1 a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAUMATROPE — n. hist. 1. a disc or card with two different pictures on its two sides, which combine into one by …
Oxford English vocab
ANIMATION — n. Process of giving the illusion of movement to drawings, models, or inanimate objects. From the mid-1850s, such optical devices …
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