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, adverb

Words nearby stereoscopic

stereopsis, stereopticon, stereoradiography, stereoregularity, stereoscope, stereoscopic, stereoscopic microscope, stereoscopic vision, stereoscopy, stereospecific, stereospecific catalyst

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How to use stereoscopic in a sentence

Three inches is the separation of the lenses in stereoscopic cameras and the negatives made as above will be the same.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
And while we were eating, Mr. Ebell fixed up his apparatus and took a very good stereoscopic picture of the party.
Mary and I|Stephen Return Riggs
Seen by another beside ourselves, our castles in the air take on something of the substance of stereoscopic sight.
The Soul of the Far East|Percival Lowell
I send you two or three photographs; they are very poor, and not stereoscopic as I intended.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills

The stereoscopic effects and the faithful reproduction of the delicate atmospheric shading in the photographs are remarkable.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews

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

stereoscopically, adverb

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Medical definitions for stereoscopic

stereoscopic

[ stĕr′ē-ə-skŏp′ĭk ]

Of, relating to, or characterized by stereoscopy.

Of or relating to a stereoscope.