stereopticon
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stereopticon
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A stereopticon slide in the exhibit shows people wearing rags and, with a few exceptions, barefoot.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2015
Mr. Boyle’s touch is evident in the cleverly orchestrated Mount Rushmore sequence in “North by Northwest,” in which large-format still photographs were rear-projected using stereopticon slides.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2010
In effect the machine is simply an extremely versatile stereopticon.
From Time Magazine Archive
First the condenser of the stereopticon machine broke, throwing a deep shadow across the screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
And she always had her stereopticon and slides, and some of her books.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
