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stereoscopic vision

American  
[ster-ee-uh-skahp-ik vizh-uhn] / ˌstɛr i əˈskɑp ɪk ˈvɪʒ ən /

noun

  1. the ability to see objects three-dimensionally as a result of combining two images on each retina, received through two eyes set a short distance apart and directed toward the same object.


stereoscopic vision Scientific  
/ stĕr′ē-ə-skŏpĭk /

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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 relies on stereoscopic vision with RGB cameras to capture depth, but it is its powerful algorithms that allow it to pick a strawberry every two seconds.

From Nature • Apr. 25, 2017

Might 2D eventually become the exclusive preserve of low budget or independent film-making, with virtually all mainstream fare pushed into stereoscopic vision?

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2010

Only in man, of all the mammals, does there seem to be continuous easily kept, binocular and stereoscopic vision.

From Time Magazine Archive

Binocular instruments should aid the natural spatial or stereoscopic vision, or make it possible if the eyes fail.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various