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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Zoetrope

· Zo·e·trope · IPA /ˈzəʊɪtɹəʊp/
01 n. 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 …
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    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.