stereoscopy

noun ste·re·os·co·py \ˌster-ē-ˈäs-kə-pē, ˌstir-; ˈster-ē-ə-ˌskō-pē, ˈstir-\

Definition of STEREOSCOPY

: a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods

: the seeing of objects in three dimensions

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1859

Medical Dictionary

noun ste·re·os·co·py \ˌster-ē-ˈäs-kə-pē, ˌstir-; ˈster-ē-ə-ˌskō-pē, ˈstir-\

plural ste·re·os·co·pies

: a science that deals with stereoscopic effects and methods

: the seeing of objects in three dimensions

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