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Complete Definition of "zoetrope"

English

Etymology
Formed irregularly from Greek ζωή ‘life’ + -τροπος ‘turning’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'zəʊɪtrəʊp/

Noun
en-noun

#An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
#:*1993: This was the way I passed through the remainder of my childhood. The zoetrope span smoothly, time’s Chief Designer narrowed the legs of trousers and decreed that the cars should be more aerodynamic. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun

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Revision and Credits for"zoetrope"
  • 2007-12-29 22:13 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/200.127.229.244|200.127.229.244]] ([[User_talk:200.127.229.244|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]

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