zoopraxinoscopehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoopraxinoscope_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoopraxinoscope, n.
Revised 2017

zoopraxinoscopenoun

Now historical.
  1. 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.
    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. 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

Originally published as part of the entry for zoopraxiscope, n.

zoopraxinoscope, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoopraxinoscope, n. was last modified in July 2023.