Phenakistiscope

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of phenakistoscope. alt-of, alternative

    "Here are the intricately colored discs and paper strips of images that needed only devices like a zoetrope or phenakistiscope to become animated spectacles: a horse will jump through a hoop; a sailor will blow a bubble that becomes the moon."

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fantascopefantasmascope

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"Here are the intricately colored discs and paper strips of images that needed only devices like a zoetrope or phenakistiscope to become animated spectacles: a horse will jump through a hoop; a sailor will blow a bubble that becomes the moon."

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