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Kinetoscope

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Noun

1. kinetoscope

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kinetoscope

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noun
an early type of film projector, developed in the late 19th century, which could project photographs so as to give the impression of movement

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Kinetoscope

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n.
An early device for viewing motion pictures, consisting of a case inside which a loop of film passes in front of an electric light, producing moving images that can be viewed through an opening in the case.

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