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kinetoscope.

An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.

  2. An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.

Where this word comes from

From kineto- + -scope.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.