stereograph

American  

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

noun

1. a single or double picture for a stereoscope.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a stereograph of.

stereograph British  

/ -ˌɡrɑːf, ˈstɪər-, ˈstɛrɪəˌɡræf /

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

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Etymology

Origin of stereograph

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

Example Sentences

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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

We have a glass stereograph of Bethlehem, which looks as if the ground were covered with snow,—and paper ones of Jerusalem colored and uncolored, much superior to it both in effect and detail.

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

Observe: next to snow and ice, stone is best rendered in the stereograph.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

I trust some friend will photograph or stereograph this fence for me, to go with the view of the spires of Frederick already referred to, as mementos of my journey.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 by Various