"phenakistoscope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/, /ˌfiːnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phenakistoscope.wav Forms: phenakistoscopes [plural]
Etymology: From French phénakistiscope, from Ancient Greek φενακιστής (phenakistḗs, “cheat, imposter”) + French -scope. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|phénakistiscope}} French phénakistiscope, {{der|en|grc|φενακιστής||cheat, imposter}} Ancient Greek φενακιστής (phenakistḗs, “cheat, imposter”), {{der|en|fr|-scope}} French -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} phenakistoscope (plural phenakistoscopes)
  1. 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. Synonyms: fantascope, fantasmascope, phenakistiscope, phénakistiscope, phénakistoscope Derived forms: phenakistoscopic Related terms: phenakism, thaumatrope, zoetrope Translations (Translations): قُرْصُ المُصْطَرِبَة (qurṣu l-muṣṭariba) [masculine] (Arabic), phénakistiscope [masculine] (French), Phenakistiskop [neuter] (German)

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