Autostereogram

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A single-image stereogram, designed to trick the human eye and brain into seeing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional image.

    "To see a random dot autostereogram correctly, draw the eyes (and face) towards, say, within one inch of the image, and then slowly pull away, until the central 3D shape coalesces into view."

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magic eyemagic eye

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"To see a random dot autostereogram correctly, draw the eyes (and face) towards, say, within one inch of the image, and then slowly pull away, until the central 3D shape coalesces into view."

Etymology

From auto- + stereogram.

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three dimensionaltwo dimensional

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