Noun
An
instrument
developed
by
Eadweard Muybridge
in
the
1870
'
s
,
similar
to
the
phenakistoscope
.
The
instrument
involves
a
disc
that
includes
serial
pictures
being
rotated
in
front
of
a
light
source
,
projecting
them
upon
a
screen
,
to
exhibit
the
natural
movements
of
animals
and
the
like
.