English
Etymology
Formed irregularly from Greek ζ�ή �life� + -��ο�ο� �turning�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'z��ɪtr��p/
Noun
en-noun
#An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
#:*1993: This was the way I passed through the remainder of my childhood. The zoetrope span smoothly, time�s Chief Designer narrowed the legs of trousers and decreed that the cars should be more aerodynamic. � Will Self, My Idea of Fun
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