stereoscopic

American  

[ster-ee-uh-skop-ik, steer-] / ˌstɛr i əˈskɒp ɪk, ˌstɪər- /

Sometimes stereoscopical

adjective

1. 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.

2. of, relating to, or characterized by a stereoscope or stereoscopy.

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stereoscopic British  

/ ˌstɪər-, ˌstɛrɪəˈskɒpɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerned with, or relating to seeing space three-dimensionally as a result of binocular disparity

   stereoscopic vision

2. of, relating to, or formed by a stereoscope

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Other Word Forms

• stereoscopically adverb

Etymology

Origin of stereoscopic

First recorded in 1850–55; stereoscope + -ic

Example Sentences

Expert surveyors were found to rely on the stereoscopic cues -- the difference in images seen by the two eyes -- when performing the task.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Also this month: publication day for May’s latest book, an atlas of the asteroid Bennu, featuring May’s 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

There she's adding stereoscopic cameras and vision algorithms to autonomous vehicles so they can carefully track the movements of specific migrators.

From Scientific American • Aug. 20, 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