How to pronounce phenakistoscope
American English pronunciation
fen-uh-KIS-tuh-skohp
- IPA
- /ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəˌskoʊp/
- Syllables
- fen · uh · KIS · tuh · skohp (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What phenakistoscope means
A spinning slotted disc, seen in a mirror, that animates
In a sentence: When Leo spun the phenakistoscope and peeked through the slots, the painted horse seemed to gallop.
Where it comes from: It comes from a French word built from a Greek word for a cheat or trickster, plus -scope, a word part for a tool for looking.
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