Thesaurus: phenakistoscope

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1. n. A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.
2. A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.
3. A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relativeattitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance ofan object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., inconsequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressionsof the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may beprojected upon a screen.
4. n. A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.