stereoscopic
Americanadjective
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noting or pertaining to three-dimensional vision or any of various processes and devices for giving the illusion of depth from two-dimensional images or reproductions, as of a photograph or motion picture.
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of, relating to, or characterized by a stereoscope or stereoscopy.
adjective
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of, concerned with, or relating to seeing space three-dimensionally as a result of binocular disparity
stereoscopic vision
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of, relating to, or formed by a stereoscope
Other Word Forms
- stereoscopically adverb
Etymology
Origin of stereoscopic
First recorded in 1850–55; stereoscope + -ic
Example Sentences
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"With enormous size, a powerful bite force and stereoscopic vision, T. rex was a formidable predator, but it did not reign uncontested. Darting alongside was Nanotyrannus -- a leaner, swifter and more agile hunter."
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
It connects to my interest in stereoscopic photography.
From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023
May offered his insights to the intrepid scientists, as he specializes in stereoscopic imaging.
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023
“I didn’t have to get a job. I spent years in my little lab in Point Richmond developing my stereoscopic inventions.”
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022
But now the great moment had come—the greatest, Darwin Bonaparte had time to reflect, as he moved among his instruments, the greatest since his taking of the famous all-howling stereoscopic feely of the gorillas’ wedding.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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