zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope · zoopraxiscopes
An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the…An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
Origin
From zoo + praxis + scope.From zoo + praxis + scope.
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