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/ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/ · noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion..
Use phenakistoscope when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phenakistoscope means An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion..
Common synonyms include fantascope, fantasmascope.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use phenakistoscope where its definition matches the intended context.
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