vitascope

[vahy-tuh-skohp]

noun

one of the first motion-picture projectors, developed by Thomas Edison.

Origin of vitascope

1890–95, Americanism; < Latin vīta life + -scope

Related formsvi·ta·scop·ic

[vahy-tuh-skop-ik] /ˌvaɪ təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of vitascope

I'll invent the graphophone, the kodak, the vitascope, an' Milliken's cough syrup an' a lot of other big modern inventions.
The Panchronicon
Harold Steele Mackaye

British Dictionary definitions for vitascope

vitascope

noun

an early type of film projector

Word Origin for vitascope

C19: from Latin vīta life + -scope

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