noun
- plural of bioscope; early motion picture theaters or the equipment used to project films
Usage: historical; chiefly South African and British
Examples
- The old bioscopes in downtown Cape Town showed silent films in the 1920s.
- Many bioscopes were converted to regular theaters when television became popular.
- The museum displayed vintage bioscopes from the early days of cinema.
- Local bioscopes attracted crowds eager to see the latest moving pictures.
- The bioscopes of that era used hand-cranked projectors.
- Several bioscopes operated in the city center during the golden age of film.