Main Entry:

ki·net·o·scope

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈne-tə-ˌskōp, kī-\

Function:

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