zoetrope

English - Turkish

Definition of zoetrope in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Bakınız: Stroboscope

English - English

Definition of zoetrope in English English dictionary

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

{i} device for creating the illusion of motion, wheel which spins and shows various pictures which together simulate motion

Hyphenation

zo·e·trope

Etymology

() Formed irregularly from Greek ζωή ‘life’ + -τροπος ‘turning’.