bioscope

American  

[bahy-uh-skohp] / ˈbaɪ əˌskoʊp /

noun

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

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bioscope British  

/ ˈbaɪəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a kind of early film projector

2. a South African word for cinema

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Etymology

Origin of bioscope

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

Example Sentences

In becoming a movie house, the Olympic reverts to the building's previous life as Byfield Hall, a historic entertainment venue whose attractions included the bioscope, an early form of cinema.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2013

Or rather, back of the "bioscope," a word for the cinema in South Africa in the old days.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2013

It was as though he were a spectator of a bioscope drama, standing in darkness while a scene was being pictured for him in remorseless detail behind the lighted window.

From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max

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

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel

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

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa