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Kinetoscope
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
An
instrument
for
illustrating
the production of
kinematic
curves
by the
combination
of
circular
movements
of different radii.
Sourced from
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Origin
kinetoscope
English
-scope
English
σκοπέω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
σκέπτομαι
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
kineto-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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