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noun
a device for giving an illusion of motion, consisting of a slitted drum that, when whirled, shows a succession of images placed opposite the slits within the drum as one moving image.
Origin:
1865–70; irregular < Greek zōḗ life + tropḗ turn
1865–70; irregular < Greek zōḗ life + tropḗ turn
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