Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praxinoscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prax-inoscope
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.

Inflected Forms

praxinoscopes (plural)

Questions

What does praxinoscope mean?: An animation device invented in 1877 and used in early image projection. It consisted of a series of pictures and an arrangement of mirrors in a horizontally rotating box.

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