Definition of kinetoscope
: a device for viewing through a magnifying lens a sequence of pictures on an endless band of film moved continuously over a light source and a rapidly rotating shutter that creates an illusion of motion
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Contemporary videogame technology is the equivalent of the kinetoscope.
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Origin and Etymology of kinetoscope
from Kinetoscope, a trademark
First Known Use: 1894See Words from the same year
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