phenakistoscope

See also: phénakistoscope

English

Animated phenakistiscope disk

Alternative forms

• phenakistiscope, phénakistiscope, phénakistoscope

Etymology

From French phénakistiscope, from Ancient Greek φενακιστής (phenakistḗs, “cheat, imposter”) + French -scope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/, /ˌfiːnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

phenakistoscope (plural phenakistoscopes)

1. An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.

Synonyms

• fantascope, fantasmascope

Derived terms

• phenakistoscopic

Related terms

• phenakism

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: قُرْصُ المُصْطَرِبَة m (qurṣu l-muṣṭariba)
• French: phénakistiscope (fr) m
• German: Phenakistiskop n
• Spanish: fenaquistoscopio m

See also

• thaumatrope
• zoetrope

Further reading

• phenakistiscope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia