ZOETROPE


Meaning of ZOETROPE in English

/zoh"ee trohp'/ , n.

a device for giving an illusion of motion, consisting of a slitted drum that, when whirled, shows a succession of images placed opposite the slits within the drum as one moving image.

[ 1865-70; irreg. zoé life + tropé turn ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .