Definition of Kinetoscope

1. 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.

Generic synonyms: Device
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Definition of Kinetoscope

1. 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.

Definition of Kinetoscope

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Medical Definition of Kinetoscope

1. An apparatus for taking serial photographs to record movement. Origin: kineto-+ G. Skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kinetoscope

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kinetochore
kinetochores
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kinetochore fibres
kinetodesma
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kinetogenesis
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kinetoplasm
kinetoplast
kinetoplast
kinetoplastida
kinetoplasts
kinetoscope (current term)
Kinetoscope
kinetoscopes
kinetosis
kinetosome
kinetosome
kinetosomes
kinety
kinfolk
kinfolks
king
king
King's Counsel
King's English
king's evil
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