Word of the Day – Zoetrope

Zoetrope (noun)

zo-ee-tro-p

A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion.

Mid 19th century formed irregularly from Greek zōē ‘life’ + -tropos ‘turning’.

Example sentences

“The vintage zoetropes on display.”