Praxinoscope
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Praxinoscope is a noun meaning (historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.
Meaning
(historical) An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.
Word Forms
- praxinoscopes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phenakistiscope, phantascope, phantasmascope, fantasmascope, phonoscope, pantoscope.
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