zoetrope [ˈzəʊɪˌtrəʊp] n (Group Games / Games, other than specified) a cylinder-shaped toy with a sequence of pictures on its inner surface which, when viewed through the vertical slits spaced regularly around it while the toy is rotated, produce an illusion of animation
[Greek zoe life + trope turn]

zoetrope also zootrope

'Un alt dispozitiv curios și care are parte și în prezent de respectul unor cineaști este zoetrope-ul. Acesta este un dispozitiv care produce iluzia mișcării prin succesiunea rapidă a unor imagini statice. Numele său provine din greaca veche, din cuvintele zoe- viață -și trope- învârtire, și s-ar traduce prin “roata vieții”. 7'
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'The zoetrope was invented in 1834 in England by William Horner. He called it the 'Daedalum' ('the wheel of the devil). It didn't become popular until the 1860s, when it was patented by makers in both England and America. The American developer, William F. Lincoln, named his toy the 'zoetrope', which means 'wheel of life'.'

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/bdc/young_bdc/animation/animation4.h...