About The Word Kinetoscope
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Kinetoscope
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What's The Definition Of Kinetoscope?
[n] (trade name) a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture
Synonyms | Synonyms for Kinetoscope: Related Terms | Find terms related to Kinetoscope: See Also | device Kinetoscope In Webster's Dictionary \Ki*ne"to*scope\, n.
A machine, for the production of animated pictures, in which
a film carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving
scene travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying
glass. The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a
slit in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, blended by
persistence of vision, give the impression of continuous
motion.
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