phénakistiscope
French, noun/fe.na.kis.tis.kɔp/
phénakistiscope is spelled P-H-É-N-A-K-I-S-T-I-S-C-O-P-E (15 letters). Phénakistiscope is a French masculine noun meaning “phenakistoscope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appareil donnant l’illusion du mouvement fondé sur la persistance rétinienne”.
What does phénakistiscope mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinephenakistoscope
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Appareil donnant l’illusion du mouvement fondé sur la persistance rétinienne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of phénakistiscope
- phénakistiscopes plural
- phénakisticope alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce phénakistiscope?
- /fe.na.kis.tis.kɔp/
- \fe.na.kis.tis.kɔp\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.