zoopraxiscope
See also: zoöpraxiscope
English
Alternative forms
- zoöpraxiscope
- zoopraxinoscope
Etymology
From zoo + praxis + scope.
Noun
zoopraxiscope (plural zoopraxiscopes)
- (photography, 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.