Stereoscope
//ˈstɛɹioʊ̯skoʊ̯p// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An instrument used for viewing pairs of stereoscopic photographs (stereographs).
"The idea has been repeated under different aspects; sometimes, possibly, it has been repeated too often; but different aspects in such a case do help, as in a stereoscope, to give solidity to the thing seen."
- 2 an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs wordnet
Example
More examples"The idea has been repeated under different aspects; sometimes, possibly, it has been repeated too often; but different aspects in such a case do help, as in a stereoscope, to give solidity to the thing seen."
Etymology
From stereo- + -scope.
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