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 A Trademark Device Viewing Magnifying Lens Sequence Pictures

Title kinetoscope
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ki·net·o·scope

 \\kə-ˈne-tə-ˌskōp, kī-\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  from Kinetoscope, a trademark
 DATE  1894
: 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
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
Ki·ne·to·scope
\kə̇ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌskōp, kīˈ-\ trademark
— used for a device for viewing through a magnifying lens a sequence of pictures of a changing scene 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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