stereopticon

[ ster-ee-op-ti-kuhn, -kon, steer- ]

noun

, Optics.

1. a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.

stereopticon

/ ˌstɛrɪˈɒptɪkən; ˌstɪər- /

noun

1. a type of projector with two complete units arranged so that one picture dissolves as the next is forming

Other Words From

• stere·opti·can adjective
• ster·e·op·ti·cian [ster-ee-op-, tish, -, uh, n, steer-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereopticon¹

1860–65, Americanism; stere(o)- + Greek optikón (neuter) optic

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereopticon¹

C19: from stereo- + Greek optikon, neuter form of optikos optic

Example Sentences

He was in his element: he would have made an admirable stereopticon lecturer had business not claimed him.

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Sunday evening stereopticon lectures are run by the Christian Endeavor Society.

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She owns the only stereopticon in town and generously sees to getting the slides for the monthly lectures.

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The ordinary stereopticon and the moving picture should not be disdained in so good a cause.

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In 1907, Jules Stampfler, the guide, was getting out a series of stereopticon views and he needed a name for that creek.

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