Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
mutoscope
noun
/ˈmjuːtəʊskəʊp/
Definition
A mutoscope is a device for viewing moving pictures, invented in the late 19th century.
Examples
- The mutoscope was popular in amusement parks during the early 1900s.
- At the museum, we saw a restored mutoscope that played silent films.
- Many filmmakers of that era relied on mutoscopes to showcase their work to the public.
Meaning
It works by displaying a series of images in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion.
Synonyms
- motion picture device
- kinetoscope
- animated viewer
