stereoscope
an optical instrument through which two pictures of the same object, taken from slightly different points of view, are viewed, one by each eye, producing the effect of a single picture of the object, with the appearance of depth or relief.
Origin of stereoscope
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How to use stereoscope in a sentence
The prismatic glasses usually attached to stereoscopes are here quite superfluous.
Schweigger on Squint | C. SchweiggerWe studied those photographs with the aid of stereoscopes and magnifying glasses by the hour.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. Carpenter
British Dictionary definitions for stereoscope
/ (ˈstɛrɪəˌskəʊp, ˈstɪər-) /
an optical instrument for viewing two-dimensional pictures and giving them an illusion of depth and relief. It has a binocular eyepiece through which two slightly different pictures of the same object are viewed, one with each eye
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Scientific definitions for stereoscope
[ stĕr′ē-ə-skōp′ ]
An optical instrument through which two slightly different images (typically photographs) of the same scene are presented, one to each eye, providing an illusion of three dimensions. Modern virtual reality equipment often uses a stereoscope that presents animated, computer-generated images to the eyes, rather than photographic images.♦ A stereogram is a single pair of photographic images used in a stereograph. See also stereoscopic vision.
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