Definition of kinetoscope Kinetoscope
ki•ne•to•scope
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What does kinetoscope mean?
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| kinetoscope - a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- kinetoscope (Noun)
An early device for exhibiting motion picture s, 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.
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kinetoscope
A device invented by Thomas Edison to view a movie recorded using a kinetograph.
