praxinoscope

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noun

An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.

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Meanings

nounpraxinoscope (plural praxinoscopes)

plural praxinoscopes

  1. historicalAn animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.
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praxinoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praxinoscope

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“praxinoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/praxinoscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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