stereograph

American  

[ster-ee-uh-graf, -grahf, steer-] / ˈstɛr i əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈstɪər- /

noun

1. a single or double picture for a stereoscope.

---

verb (used with object)

1. to make a stereograph of.

stereograph British  

/ ˈstɛrɪəˌɡræf, ˈstɪər-, -ˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. Also called: stereogram. two almost identical pictures, or one special picture, that when viewed through special glasses or a stereoscope form a single three-dimensional image

---

Etymology

Origin of stereograph

First recorded in 1855–60; stereo- + -graph

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

stereograph

Others included a photograph of a Barnum & Bailey representative at a horse auction, and a stereograph of Piccadilly Circus in London, in which a horse-drawn carriage advertises an animal feed called Molassine Meal.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022

A souvenir stereograph from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where she represented Colorado, shows her standing quietly in the middle of one diorama, behind a deer, with the caption “Mrs. Maxwell and Her Pets.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2020

The principle on which the stereograph works may be demonstrated by a very simple experiment.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

But this brilliancy fatigues the eye much more than the quiet reflected light of the paper stereograph.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 by Various

The picture is viewed at a distance of about 7 in. from the stereograph.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---