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Definition of: phenakistoscope
(fen′ə·kis′tə·skōp) noun
A disk bearing a series of representations of an object in successive phases of motion, revolved before a mirror to give the illusion of continuous motion. Compare ZOETROPE. [<Gk. phenakistēs a cheat + -SCOPE]
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