stereoscope
pronunciation
How to pronounce stereoscope in British English:
UK ['sterɪəskəʊp]
How to pronounce stereoscope in American English:
US ['sterɪrˌskoʊp]
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- Noun:
- an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs
Word Origin
- stereoscope (n.)
- 1838, coined by inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) from stereo- + -scope. Instrument allowing binocular vision of two identical pictures that appear as a single image with relief and solidity. Related: Stereoscopy; stereoscopically.
Example
- 1. Falls back suddenly , frozen in stereoscope .
- 2. They say sex sells , and it now seems that sex in stereoscope is at least twice as marketable .
- 3. The stereoscope , used during world war ii , helped allied photo analyzers examine images of enemy territory taken by airplane-mounted cameras .
- 4. Fusion dissociation can be achieved in different ways , dissimilar ocular targets ( e. g. , maddox rod ) , vertical prisms , separate targets for each eye ( e. g. , in a stereoscope ) , or alternate occlusion ( e. g. , cover test ) .