Definition of zoetrope in English:

zoetrope

noun ˈzəʊɪtrəʊpˈzōēˌtrōp

A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion.
旋转画筒（19世纪的一种视觉玩具，由一个内表面有很多画面的圆筒构成，旋转圆筒可从狭缝中看见连续活动画面）。亦称THAUMATROPE
Also called thaumatrope
Example sentencesExamples
- A favorite assignment was designing a giant zoetrope, which projects images through slits in a revolving wheel, for a toy store.
- Two turntables (zoetropes, to be exact) on each side of the stage spin faster and faster until a circle of statues begin a tribal dance.
- Submedia Advertising, which developed the technology based on a 19th century toy, the zoetrope, expects 7.4 million to see the ad over one month.
- He built a primitive zoetrope at the age of 12, which played a minute-long cartoon.
- The green blur of the commuter train as it speeds in the night draws a streak of light like a zoetrope, one of the many visual surprises.

Origin

Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek zōē 'life' + -tropos 'turning'.

Definition of zoetrope in US English:

zoetrope

nounˈzōēˌtrōp

A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion.
旋转画筒（19世纪的一种视觉玩具，由一个内表面有很多画面的圆筒构成，旋转圆筒可从狭缝中看见连续活动画面）。亦称THAUMATROPE
Example sentencesExamples
- He built a primitive zoetrope at the age of 12, which played a minute-long cartoon.
- The green blur of the commuter train as it speeds in the night draws a streak of light like a zoetrope, one of the many visual surprises.
- Two turntables (zoetropes, to be exact) on each side of the stage spin faster and faster until a circle of statues begin a tribal dance.
- A favorite assignment was designing a giant zoetrope, which projects images through slits in a revolving wheel, for a toy store.
- Submedia Advertising, which developed the technology based on a 19th century toy, the zoetrope, expects 7.4 million to see the ad over one month.

Origin

Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek zōē ‘life’ + -tropos ‘turning’.

单词	zoetrope
释义	Definition of zoetrope in English: zoetrope noun ˈzəʊɪtrəʊpˈzōēˌtrōp A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion. 旋转画筒（19世纪的一种视觉玩具，由一个内表面有很多画面的圆筒构成，旋转圆筒可从狭缝中看见连续活动画面）。亦称THAUMATROPE Also called thaumatrope Example sentencesExamples A favorite assignment was designing a giant zoetrope, which projects images through slits in a revolving wheel, for a toy store. Two turntables (zoetropes, to be exact) on each side of the stage spin faster and faster until a circle of statues begin a tribal dance. Submedia Advertising, which developed the technology based on a 19th century toy, the zoetrope, expects 7.4 million to see the ad over one month. He built a primitive zoetrope at the age of 12, which played a minute-long cartoon. The green blur of the commuter train as it speeds in the night draws a streak of light like a zoetrope, one of the many visual surprises. Origin Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek zōē 'life' + -tropos 'turning'. Definition of zoetrope in US English: zoetrope nounˈzōēˌtrōp A 19th-century optical toy consisting of a cylinder with a series of pictures on the inner surface that, when viewed through slits with the cylinder rotating, give an impression of continuous motion. 旋转画筒（19世纪的一种视觉玩具，由一个内表面有很多画面的圆筒构成，旋转圆筒可从狭缝中看见连续活动画面）。亦称THAUMATROPE Example sentencesExamples He built a primitive zoetrope at the age of 12, which played a minute-long cartoon. The green blur of the commuter train as it speeds in the night draws a streak of light like a zoetrope, one of the many visual surprises. Two turntables (zoetropes, to be exact) on each side of the stage spin faster and faster until a circle of statues begin a tribal dance. A favorite assignment was designing a giant zoetrope, which projects images through slits in a revolving wheel, for a toy store. Submedia Advertising, which developed the technology based on a 19th century toy, the zoetrope, expects 7.4 million to see the ad over one month. Origin Mid 19th century: formed irregularly from Greek zōē ‘life’ + -tropos ‘turning’.
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