stereopticon

noun ste·re·op·ti·con \-ˈäp-ti-kən\

Definition of STEREOPTICON

: a projector for transparent slides often made double so as to produce dissolving views

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New Latin, from stere- + Greek optikon, neuter of optikos optic

First Known Use: 1863

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