Definitions for kinetoscope
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Princeton's WordNet
Kinetoscope(noun)
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
Wiktionary
kinetoscope(Noun)
An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
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