tachyscope

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noun

An early form of animated-picture machine in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.

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Meanings

nountachyscope (plural tachyscopes)

plural tachyscopes

  1. An early form of animated-picture machine in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.

Origin

From tachy- + -scope.

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Cite this entry
APA

tachyscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachyscope

MLA

“tachyscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachyscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tachyscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tachyscope.

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