bioscope

[ bahy-uh-skohp ]

noun

1. an early form of motion-picture projector, used about 1900.

bioscope

/ ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a kind of early film projector
2. See cinema
   a South African word for cinema

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioscope¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; bio- + -scope

Example Sentences

As the lights went down for the bioscope, the idea of reconciliation that springs from fat cheery hearts overwhelmed him.

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There was a bioscope, of course; there is always a bioscope; we had found one even in the tiny town of Medan, in Sumatra.

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So this is the kind of bioscope the master wanted me to see!

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Little sir, I see you found the second bioscope to your liking.

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An electric light plant was seen here; also bioscope theaters.

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