magic eyen.

Brit.

/ˌmadʒɪk ˈʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmædʒɪk ˈaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: magic adj., eye n.¹

Etymology: < magic adj. + eye n.¹

1. A miniature cathode ray tube used as a tuning indicator on a radio receiver, or otherwise to indicate the strength of an electrical signal.A proprietary name in the United States.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > cathode-ray tube > [noun] > type of

magic eye1935

Skiatron1940

Digitron1958

1935 Radio News Dec. 331/1 A novel application of a cathode-ray tube has been made in the ‘Magic Eye’ feature of the new season's RCA-Victor line.

1937 Night & Day 26 Aug. 28/1 Should one..plump for the [wireless] set with a ‘mystic eye’, or are those which boast a ‘magic eye’ or an ‘electric eye’ to be preferred?

1939 Proc. IRE 27 631/2 The ground wave alone was introduced into a receiver which had a ‘magic eye’. With this wave, the ‘eye’ remained exactly fixed in deflection.

1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio v. 100 A ‘magic eye’ is a useful guide, but should not be relied on unless the recordist is quite sure of what its indications mean in terms of the particular programme material.

1968 Radio Communication Handbk. (ed. 4) ii. 20/2 Magic-eye tubes are often used as voltage indicators in a.f and r.f. measuring equipment and also widely as indicators of signal level for tape recorders.

1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. x. 238 The level of signal being applied to the recording head..is indicated..by a meter, ‘magic-eye’, etc.

2. A photoelectric cell or similar electrical device used for identification, detection, or measurement.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > general types of

box camera1828

daguerreotype1839

view camera1851

pistolgraph1859

pinhole camera1861

panoramic camera1862

pantoscopic camera1865

pistolograph1866

pantoscope1879

detective camera1881

filmograph1881

photographometera1884

photochronograph1887

snap-shooter1890

stand camera1890

tele-objective camera1891

film camera1893

magazine camera1893

panoram1893

telephoto1894

mutograph1897

tele-camera1899

telephote1903

press camera1912

reflex1922

candid camera1929

minicam1935

single-lens reflex1936

plate camera1937

magic eye1938

subminiature1947

miniature1952

all-sky camera1955

microfilmer1959

stereo-camera1959

streak camera1962

gallery camera1964

SLR1964

TLR1965

spy-camera1968

pinhole1976

multi-mode1981

digicam1989

point-and-shoot1991

1938 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Feb. 20/3 Eleven pairs of ‘magic eyes’..have counted approximately 7,000,000 motor vehicles during the last year.

1945 Nature 15 Sept. 320/2 The aids to the bombing of invisible targets which were variously called ‘H₂S’, the ‘gen-box’, ‘Mickey’ and the ‘Magic Eye’.

1958 Times 2 May 7/2 The large radio antenna carried on the superstructure of the Victorious..was a form of ‘magic eye’.

1962 Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 17/7 The ‘magic eye’ records the wagon numbers of freight vehicles moving at speeds up to 100 mph.

1974 Country Life 6 June 1449/1 An automatic ‘magic eye’ lets in exactly the right amount of light every time you want to take a picture.

1989 Times 3 July 5/1 A magic eye was installed over the M1 last week to beam out warnings when traffic jams build up.

3. Usually in form Magic Eye. A type of computer-generated image consisting of a flat pattern which can be perceived as a three-dimensional image when the viewer focuses in front of or behind the plane of the picture; an autostereogram. Also (occasionally): the method of viewing such an image. Frequently attributive.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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1993 Magic Eye: New Way of Looking at World 3 Magic Eye is the method of viewing a unique 3D picture that can be planted on plain paper..and be viewed without special glasses.

1993 Magic Eye: New Way of Looking at World 4 Learning to use your Magic Eye is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle.

1994 Guardian 22 Oct. (Guide Suppl.) 65/3 Besides a drunken old dosser trying to do a Magic Eye picture, the highlight is a juicy sub-plot straight out of Taggart or Cracker.

1998 Independent 9 May 14 Computers were entirely responsible for the next big 3D gimmick: ‘Magic Eye’ stereograms. You probably remember the craze from about five years ago..with images of spheres, cones, the Statue of Liberty and even, if I remember correctly, a sabre-tooth tiger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magic eye
释义	magic eyen. Brit. /ˌmadʒɪk ˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌmædʒɪk ˈaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: magic adj., eye n.¹ Etymology: < magic adj. + eye n.¹ 1. A miniature cathode ray tube used as a tuning indicator on a radio receiver, or otherwise to indicate the strength of an electrical signal.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > cathode-ray tube > [noun] > type of magic eye1935 Skiatron1940 Digitron1958 1935 Radio News Dec. 331/1 A novel application of a cathode-ray tube has been made in the ‘Magic Eye’ feature of the new season's RCA-Victor line. 1937 Night & Day 26 Aug. 28/1 Should one..plump for the [wireless] set with a ‘mystic eye’, or are those which boast a ‘magic eye’ or an ‘electric eye’ to be preferred? 1939 Proc. IRE 27 631/2 The ground wave alone was introduced into a receiver which had a ‘magic eye’. With this wave, the ‘eye’ remained exactly fixed in deflection. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio v. 100 A ‘magic eye’ is a useful guide, but should not be relied on unless the recordist is quite sure of what its indications mean in terms of the particular programme material. 1968 Radio Communication Handbk. (ed. 4) ii. 20/2 Magic-eye tubes are often used as voltage indicators in a.f and r.f. measuring equipment and also widely as indicators of signal level for tape recorders. 1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. x. 238 The level of signal being applied to the recording head..is indicated..by a meter, ‘magic-eye’, etc. 2. A photoelectric cell or similar electrical device used for identification, detection, or measurement. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > general types of box camera1828 daguerreotype1839 view camera1851 pistolgraph1859 pinhole camera1861 panoramic camera1862 pantoscopic camera1865 pistolograph1866 pantoscope1879 detective camera1881 filmograph1881 photographometera1884 photochronograph1887 snap-shooter1890 stand camera1890 tele-objective camera1891 film camera1893 magazine camera1893 panoram1893 telephoto1894 mutograph1897 tele-camera1899 telephote1903 press camera1912 reflex1922 candid camera1929 minicam1935 single-lens reflex1936 plate camera1937 magic eye1938 subminiature1947 miniature1952 all-sky camera1955 microfilmer1959 stereo-camera1959 streak camera1962 gallery camera1964 SLR1964 TLR1965 spy-camera1968 pinhole1976 multi-mode1981 digicam1989 point-and-shoot1991 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Feb. 20/3 Eleven pairs of ‘magic eyes’..have counted approximately 7,000,000 motor vehicles during the last year. 1945 Nature 15 Sept. 320/2 The aids to the bombing of invisible targets which were variously called ‘H₂S’, the ‘gen-box’, ‘Mickey’ and the ‘Magic Eye’. 1958 Times 2 May 7/2 The large radio antenna carried on the superstructure of the Victorious..was a form of ‘magic eye’. 1962 Daily Tel. 26 Oct. 17/7 The ‘magic eye’ records the wagon numbers of freight vehicles moving at speeds up to 100 mph. 1974 Country Life 6 June 1449/1 An automatic ‘magic eye’ lets in exactly the right amount of light every time you want to take a picture. 1989 Times 3 July 5/1 A magic eye was installed over the M1 last week to beam out warnings when traffic jams build up. 3. Usually in form Magic Eye. A type of computer-generated image consisting of a flat pattern which can be perceived as a three-dimensional image when the viewer focuses in front of or behind the plane of the picture; an autostereogram. Also (occasionally): the method of viewing such an image. Frequently attributive.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΚΠ 1993 Magic Eye: New Way of Looking at World 3 Magic Eye is the method of viewing a unique 3D picture that can be planted on plain paper..and be viewed without special glasses. 1993 Magic Eye: New Way of Looking at World 4 Learning to use your Magic Eye is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle. 1994 Guardian 22 Oct. (Guide Suppl.) 65/3 Besides a drunken old dosser trying to do a Magic Eye picture, the highlight is a juicy sub-plot straight out of Taggart or Cracker. 1998 Independent 9 May 14 Computers were entirely responsible for the next big 3D gimmick: ‘Magic Eye’ stereograms. You probably remember the craze from about five years ago..with images of spheres, cones, the Statue of Liberty and even, if I remember correctly, a sabre-tooth tiger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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