Definitions for praxinoscope
prax·inoscope

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1. praxinoscopenoun

   An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection

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1. Praxinoscope

   The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The praxinoscope improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors, placed so that the reflections of the pictures appeared more or less stationary in position as the wheel turned. Someone looking in the mirrors would therefore see a rapid succession of images producing the illusion of motion, with a brighter and less distorted picture than the zoetrope offered.

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1. Praxinoscopenoun

   an instrument, similar to the phenakistoscope, for presenting to view, or projecting upon a screen, images the natural motions of real objects

2. Etymology: [Gr. action + -scope.]

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1. Praxinoscope

   The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 by Charles-Émile Reynaud. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The praxinoscope improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors, placed so that the reflections of the pictures appeared more or less stationary in position as the wheel turned. Someone looking in the mirrors would therefore see a rapid succession of images producing the illusion of motion, with a brighter and less distorted picture than the zoetrope offered. In 1889 Reynaud developed the Théâtre Optique, an improved version capable of projecting images on a screen from a longer roll of pictures. This allowed him to show hand-drawn animated cartoons to larger audiences, but it was soon eclipsed in popularity by the photographic film projector of the Lumière brothers.

How to pronounce praxinoscope?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say praxinoscope in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of praxinoscope in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of praxinoscope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Praxinoscope
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxinoscope
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/praxinoscope
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=praxinoscope