stereopticon

[ ster-ee-op-ti-kuh n, -kon, steer- ]

/ ˌstɛr iˈɒp tɪ kən, -ˌkɒn, ˌstɪər- /

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noun Optics.

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

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projector

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Origin of stereopticon

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

Related formsster·e·op·ti·can, adjectivester·e·op·ti·cian

[ster-ee-op-tish-uh n, steer-] /ˌstɛr i ɒpˈtɪʃ ən, ˌstɪər-/, noun

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Examples from the Web for stereopticon

She owns the only stereopticon in town and generously sees to getting the slides for the monthly lectures.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow
Or, they may be transferred to lantern slides and shown by means of the stereopticon.
College Teaching|Paul Klapper
Sunday evening stereopticon lectures are run by the Christian Endeavor Society.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow
I procured a stereopticon, gave them lectures on my experience in Egypt, and lectures on art, biography and history.
From the Bottom Up|Alexander Irvine

Some years ago I had occasion to attend a stereopticon lecture on the Grand Caon.
The Lure of the Camera|Charles S. Olcott

British Dictionary definitions for stereopticon

stereopticon

/ (ˌstɛrɪˈɒptɪkən, ˌstɪər-) /

noun

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

Word Origin for stereopticon

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

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