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stereoscopy

noun
ste路​re路​os路​co路​py | \ 藢ster-膿-藞盲-sk蓹-p膿 How to pronounce stereoscopy (audio) , 藢stir-; 藞ster-膿-蓹-藢sk艒-p膿, 藞stir-\

Definition of stereoscopy

1 : a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods
2 : the seeing of objects in three dimensions

Examples of stereoscopy in a Sentence

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 Major consumer electronics companies such as Samsung, LG and Panasonic have started selling 3-D TVs that are fundamentally based on the principle of stereoscopy. — Priya Ganapati, WIRED, "3-D Tabletop Display Gets Rid of the Glasses," 25 Mar. 2010

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First Known Use of stereoscopy

circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for stereoscopy

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stereoscopy

noun
ste路​re路​os路​co路​py | \ 藢ster-膿-藞盲s-k蓹-p膿, 藢stir-; 藞ster-膿-蓹-藢sk艒-p膿, 藞stir- How to pronounce stereoscopy (audio) \
plural stereoscopies

Medical Definition of stereoscopy

1 : a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods
2 : the seeing of objects in three dimensions

More from Merriam-Webster on stereoscopy

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about stereoscopy

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