vitascope

[ vahy-tuh-skohp ]
/ ˈvaɪ təˌskoʊp /

noun

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

Origin of vitascope

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vitascope

vi·ta·scop·ic [vahy-tuh-skop-ik] /ˌvaɪ təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby vitascope

vitamin k3, vitamin m, vitamin p, vitamins, vitaphone, vitascope, vite, vitebsk, vitelliform degeneration, vitellin, vitelline

Example sentences from the Web for 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
/ (ˈvaɪtəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an early type of film projector

Word Origin for vitascope

C19: from Latin vīta life + -scope