vitascope

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noun

An early machine for exhibiting animated pictures.

OriginLatin vita →
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Meanings

nounvitascope (plural vitascopes)

plural vitascopes

  1. historicalAn early machine for exhibiting animated pictures.

Origin

  1. Latinvita“life”
  2. Englishvitascope

Latin vita (“life”) + -scope.

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Translations

Portuguese vitascópio
  • vitascópioearly film projector
Spanish vitascopio
  • vitascopioearly film projector

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oviscapte
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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