zoopraxinoscopenoun
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What does the noun zoopraxinoscope mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoopraxinoscope. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the noun zoopraxinoscope pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoopraxinoscope come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the noun zoopraxinoscope is in the 1880s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoopraxinoscope is from 1889, in Eng. Mechanic & World of Science.
zoopraxinoscope is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, praxinoscope n.
Nearby entries
- zoophytological, adj.1823–
- zoophytologist, n.1835–
- zoophytology, n.1815–
- zoophyton, n.1601–
- zooplankter, n.1935–
- zooplanktivore, n.1972–
- zooplanktivorous, adj.1971–
- zooplankton, n.1897–
- zooplanktonic, adj.1912–
- zooplastic, adj.a1855–
- zoopraxinoscope, n.1889–
- zoopraxiscope, n.1881–
- zoopraxography, n.1891–
- zoopsychology, n.1847–
- zooscopic, adj.1817–
- zooscopy, n.1891–
- zoosematic, adj.1898–1909
- zoosemiotics, n.1963–
- zoosophy, n.1662–1848
- zoosperm, n.1824–
- zoospermatic, adj.1845–79
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1889–A modified form of zoetrope used to project a series of photographic images of animals or other subjects in order to display their movement; = zoogyroscope n.
- 1889
It was on March 13, 1882..that Mr. Muybridge first brought the zoopraxinoscope under the notice of the Royal Institution.
Eng. Mechanic & World of Science 29 March 87/3 - 1912
From time to time the zoetrope was modified and revived in the praxinoscope, phenakistoscope, zoopraxinoscope, and a number of other forms with awe-inspiring names.
F. A. Talbot, Moving Pictures ii. 11 - 2007
The Zoopraxinoscope used a strong projector with a 16-inch disk carrying sequential images rotating in one direction and a second, slotted disk revolving in the opposite [direction].
R. Zone, Stereoscopic Cinema & Origins 3-D Film iii. 38
society leisure the arts visual arts photography viewing of photographs [nouns] equipment for viewing- graphoscope1879–An apparatus containing a magnifying lens arranged for viewing engravings, photographs, etc.
- zoogyroscope1880–A modified form of zoetrope used to project a series of photographic images of animals or other subjects in order to display their movement; cf. zoo…
- zoopraxinoscope1889–A modified form of zoetrope used to project a series of photographic images of animals or other subjects in order to display their movement; = zoogyro…
- heliochromoscope1892–A device for superposing three specially prepared photographs of an object so as to produce an image in the natural colours.
- photochromoscope1893–A device for viewing a set of three monochrome photographs stereoscopically through red, green, and blue filters so that they are seen as a…
- kromskop1897–A viewer for the three positives of a chromogram, enabling them to be visually combined and seen as a single coloured picture. Frequently attributive…
- light table1931–A horizontal or tilted surface of translucent glass or plastic with a light behind it, used for viewing transparencies or photographic negatives, or…
- viewer1934–An optical device used for viewing images recorded on a particular medium, esp. those recorded on microfilm.
- slide viewer1960–
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
- 1800s–1900szoöpraxinoscope
- 1800s–zoopraxinoscope