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stereopticon|stɛriːˈɒptɪkən|
[f. Gr. στερε-ός solid + ὀπτικόν, neut. of ὀπτικός optic.]
A double magic lantern arranged to combine two images of the same object or scene upon a screen, so as to produce the appearance of solidity as in a stereoscope; also used to cause the image of one object or scene to pass gradually into that of another with dissolving effect. Also attrib.
1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2376. 1878 E. W. Clark Life in Japan 171 The fame of the stereopticon reached the palace. Ibid., Splendid stereopticon pictures. Ibid. 178 After the stereopticon entertainment. 1894Outing Sept. 449/1 The stately Nelson Column,..just as I had seen it projected by a stereopticon lantern fifteen years before. |