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zoetrope(dictionary)

zoetrope (iou)



zoetrope noun. M19.
[Irreg. from Greek zoe life + -tropos turning.]
A mechanical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of slits in the circumference, and a series of figures on the inside representing successive positions of a moving object, which when viewed through the slits while the cylinder is rapidly rotating produce an impression of movement of the object.