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