zoetropen.

Brit.

/ˈzəʊᵻtrəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈzoʊəˌtroʊp/

Forms:

α. 1800s zoëtrope, 1800s– zoetrope.

β. 1800s– zootrope.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ζωή , -trope comb. form.

Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek ζωή life (see zoism n.) + -trope comb. form.Apparently coined by W. E. Lincoln; compare:1867 W. E. Lincoln U.S. Patent 64,117 1 Be it known that I, William E. Lincoln, of Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful toy called the Zoëtrope.In β. forms remodelled after zoo- comb. form.

An optical device or 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.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun]

multiplying-glass1639

Cartesian devil1731

kaleidoscope1817

myriorama1823

thaumatrope1827

bottle imp1833

phantasmascope1833

phenakistoscope1834

stroboscope1836

anorthoscope1842

tantalus-cup1842

phantascope1851

phantoscope1861

Pharaoh's serpent1863

phosphoroscope1866

zoetrope1866

wheel of life1872

praxinoscope1878

zoopraxiscope1881

phantoscope1894

Newton's cradle1971

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > magic lantern show > slide

slider?1793

magic lantern slide1802

slide1819

hyalotype1851

chromatrope1860

zoetrope1866

lantern slide1871

photo-hyalotype1875

wheel of colour1877

lantern-photograph1884

diapositive1893

1866 Indianapolis Daily Jrnl. 3 Dec. 8/4 See the Zoetrope, a wonderful Optical Illusion, at Baldwin's Bazaar.

1869 W. S. Gilbert Bab Ballads 14 And, also, with amusement rife, A ‘Zoetrope, or Wheel of Life’.

1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) x. 245 The curious toy called the thaumatrope or ‘Zootrope’ or ‘wheel of life’.

1916 H. Münsterberg Photoplay i. 8 The zootrope or bioscope became familiar everywhere.

1961 Glasgow Herald 13 July 6/4 The thaumatrope, the phenakistiscope, the zoetrope, and the tachyscope..are the steps by which the modern cinema climbed to its present perfection.

1975 Sci. Amer. Dec. 134/2 What you get are outlines and black-and-white images on heavy paper, ready to cut out and make up into a zoetrope or a praxinoscope.

2003 W. Ferguson Hokkaido Highway Blues (abridged ed.) 203 The thought gnawed at my heart: everything I had done, a collection of postcards, like a zoetrope made to resemble motion while turning in circles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoetrope
释义	zoetropen. Brit. /ˈzəʊᵻtrəʊp/, U.S. /ˈzoʊəˌtroʊp/ Forms: α. 1800s zoëtrope, 1800s– zoetrope. β. 1800s– zootrope. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ζωή , -trope comb. form. Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek ζωή life (see zoism n.) + -trope comb. form.Apparently coined by W. E. Lincoln; compare:1867 W. E. Lincoln U.S. Patent 64,117 1 Be it known that I, William E. Lincoln, of Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful toy called the Zoëtrope.In β. forms remodelled after zoo- comb. form. An optical device or 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > magic lantern show > slide slider?1793 magic lantern slide1802 slide1819 hyalotype1851 chromatrope1860 zoetrope1866 lantern slide1871 photo-hyalotype1875 wheel of colour1877 lantern-photograph1884 diapositive1893 1866 Indianapolis Daily Jrnl. 3 Dec. 8/4 See the Zoetrope, a wonderful Optical Illusion, at Baldwin's Bazaar. 1869 W. S. Gilbert Bab Ballads 14 And, also, with amusement rife, A ‘Zoetrope, or Wheel of Life’. 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) x. 245 The curious toy called the thaumatrope or ‘Zootrope’ or ‘wheel of life’. 1916 H. Münsterberg Photoplay i. 8 The zootrope or bioscope became familiar everywhere. 1961 Glasgow Herald 13 July 6/4 The thaumatrope, the phenakistiscope, the zoetrope, and the tachyscope..are the steps by which the modern cinema climbed to its present perfection. 1975 Sci. Amer. Dec. 134/2 What you get are outlines and black-and-white images on heavy paper, ready to cut out and make up into a zoetrope or a praxinoscope. 2003 W. Ferguson Hokkaido Highway Blues (abridged ed.) 203 The thought gnawed at my heart: everything I had done, a collection of postcards, like a zoetrope made to resemble motion while turning in circles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1866
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