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stereoscope
noun
ste·reo·scope
ˈster-ē-ə-ˌskōp
ˈstir-
: an optical instrument with two eyepieces for helping the observer to combine the images of two pictures taken from points of view a little way apart and thus to get the effect of solidity or depth
Examples of stereoscope in a Sentence
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Charles Wheatstone invented the stereoscope, and the stereoscope basically makes 2D pictures look like 3D objects.
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Susan Howson, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Then there are more unusual items such as quail eggshells and a World War II-era viewing device known as a stereoscope.
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Chicago Tribune, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
All the parameters are immediately doubled and muddied in stereoscope.
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Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2020
The idea of immersing ourselves in 3D environments dates all the way back to the stereoscopes that captivated people's imaginations in the 19th century.
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Peter Rubin, Wired, 8 Mar. 2020
There are three stereoscopes and views for visitors to use.
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courant.com, 16 Sep. 2019
Devices like the View-Master—an update of the Victorian stereoscope—achieved fad status in those years, and the Stereo Realist camera put 3-D photography into the hands of eager amateurs.
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Susan Delson, WSJ, 29 June 2018
Souvenirs proliferated—candlesticks and canes turned from sequoia wood, packets of sequoia seeds, hotel postcards and stereoscope images.
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Zach St. George, Smithsonian, 20 Mar. 2018
The two images looked three-dimensional when viewed through a stereoscope.
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Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Dec. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1838, in the meaning defined above
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“Stereoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stereoscope. Accessed 23 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
stereoscope
noun
ste·reo·scope
ˈster-ē-ə-ˌskōp
ˈstir-
: an optical instrument that blends two slightly different pictures of the same subject to give the effect of depth
Medical Definition
stereoscope
noun
ste·reo·scope
ˈster-ē-ə-ˌskōp
ˈstir-
: an optical instrument with two eyepieces for helping the observer to combine the images of two pictures taken from points of view a little way apart and thus to get the effect of solidity or depth
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