To pronounce "zoetrope", say ZOETR-op-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈzəʊɪtɹəʊp/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈzəʊɪtɹəʊp/
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"zoetrope" has 3 syllables: zoetr-op-e.
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“1890 : Is consciousness really discontinuous, incessantly interrupted and recommencing (from the psychologist’s point of view) ? and does it only seem continuous to itself by an illusion analogous to that of the zoetrope ? (William James, The principles of psychology, p. 200).”
"Zoetrope" has 3 syllables: zoetr · op · e.
The IPA transcription of "zoetrope" is /ˈzəʊɪtɹəʊp/.
Zoetrope: An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically moved.
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