n. [ L. mutare to change + -scope. ] A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Oto- + -scope. ] An instrument for examining the condition of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]