stereoscopic
[ ster-ee-uh-skop-ik, steer- ]
/ ˌstɛr i əˈskɒp ɪk, ˌstɪər- /
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adjective
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.
of, relating to, or characterized by a stereoscope or stereoscopy.
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Sometimes ster·e·o·scop·i·cal .
Origin of stereoscopic
First recorded in 1850–55; stereoscope + -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM stereoscopic
ster·e·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby stereoscopic
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British Dictionary definitions for stereoscopic
stereoscopic
/ (ˌstɛrɪəˈskɒpɪk, ˌstɪər-) /
adjective
of, concerned with, or relating to seeing space three-dimensionally as a result of binocular disparitystereoscopic vision
of, relating to, or formed by a stereoscope
Derived forms of stereoscopic
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Medical definitions for stereoscopic
stereoscopic
[ stĕr′ē-ə-skŏp′ĭk ]
n.
Of, relating to, or characterized by stereoscopy.
Of or relating to a stereoscope.
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