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zo·e·trope
noun \ˈzōē‧ˌtrōp\

A zoetrope is a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures. The term zoetrope is from the Greek words ζωή (zoē), meaning "alive, active", and τροπή (tropē), meaning "turn", with "zoetrope" taken to mean "active turn" or "wheel of life".

The zoetrope consists of a cylinder with slits cut vertically in the sides. On the inner surface of the cylinder is a band with images from a set of sequenced pictures. As the cylinder spins, the user looks through the slits at the pictures across. The scanning of the slits keeps the pictures from simply blurring together, and the user sees a rapid succession of images, producing the illusion of motion.

fic·tion
noun \ˈfik-shən\

Fiction is the form of any work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and theoretical — that is, invented by the author.

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