# kinetoscope

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
2. An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.

## Etymology
From kineto- + -scope.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kinetoscope