noun
kinetoscope
An early motion picture device invented by Thomas Edison, designed for individual viewing through a peephole.
エジソンのキネトスコープは、一人ずつ覗いて見る映画装置だった。
Edison's kinetoscope was a film device that people viewed one at a time by peeping into it.
キネマトグラフ is a later film projector for audiences, while キネトスコープ is an earlier peephole viewer for individuals.
Loanword from English 'kinetoscope', the name of Thomas Edison's early motion picture device.