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单词 horopter
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Definition of horopter in English:

horopter

noun hɒˈrɒptəhəˈräptər
Optics
  • A line or surface containing all those points in space of which images fall on corresponding points of the retinas of the two eyes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The experimentally determined horopter deviates from the Vieth-Muller circle and is closer to the objective frontal plane passing through the fixation point.
    • The difference you notice in your ability to read the brochure is caused by the vertical horopter.
    • It can easily be shown that this theoretical longitudinal horopter is a circle, passing through the two eyes and the fixation point.
    • The horopter is a curved line which represents the points which are the same distance from the observer as the object of focus.
    • All the points common to both the horizontal and vertical line horopters have the same direction in each eye.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Greek horos 'limit' + optēr 'person who looks'.

 
 

Definition of horopter in US English:

horopter

nounhəˈräptər
Optics
  • A line or surface containing all those points in space whose images fall on corresponding points of the retinas of the two eyes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All the points common to both the horizontal and vertical line horopters have the same direction in each eye.
    • The experimentally determined horopter deviates from the Vieth-Muller circle and is closer to the objective frontal plane passing through the fixation point.
    • The horopter is a curved line which represents the points which are the same distance from the observer as the object of focus.
    • It can easily be shown that this theoretical longitudinal horopter is a circle, passing through the two eyes and the fixation point.
    • The difference you notice in your ability to read the brochure is caused by the vertical horopter.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Greek horos ‘limit’ + optēr ‘person who looks’.

 
 
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