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phenakistiscope

phenakistiscope is the alternative form of phenakistoscope.

Meaning of phenakistoscope

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

Forms of phenakistiscope

pluralphenakistiscopes

Questions about phenakistiscope

What is phenakistiscope the alternative form of?
Phenakistiscope is the alternative form of phenakistoscope.

Words near phenakistiscope in the dictionary

  1. phenagles
  2. phenagling
  3. phenaglycodol
  4. phenakism
  5. phenakisms
  6. phenakistiscope
  7. phenakistiscopes
  8. phenakistiscopic
  9. phenakistoscope
  10. phenakistoscopes
  11. phenakistoscopic

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