zoopraxiscopehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoopraxiscope_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoopraxiscope, n.
Revised 2017

zoopraxiscopenoun

Now chiefly historical.
  1. 1881–
    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. zoogyroscope n.
    1. 1881
      The Zoöpraxeoscope is..the zoögyroscope in an improved form.
      Leeds Mercury 31 May 5
    2. 1889
      Mr. Muybridge, of Philadelphia, lectured on ‘The Science of Animal Locomotion in its Relation to Design in Art.’.. The lecturer by the zoopraxiscope and its limelight displayed a great number of illustrations.
      Athenæum 16 March 352/3
    3. 1903
      The first step toward this was..the above-mentioned zoopraxiscope, in which, when the machine was turned round, the action of horse and man was seen in every detail.
      Wilson's Photogr. Magazine February 81/2
    4. 2007
      On February 27, 1888.., Muybridge had given Edison a demonstration of his animal locomotion studies using his projecting Zoopraxiscope.
      R. Zone, Stereoscopic Cinema & Origins 3-D Film iii. 36

zoopraxiscope, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoopraxiscope, n. was last modified in July 2023.