noun🔗ShareAn optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved."The child spun the zoetrope, watching the drawings of a running horse appear to come to life in a small, jerky animation. "artentertainmenttechnologydevicemachinehistoryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading