Meanings
nounbalopticon (plural balopticons)
plural balopticons
- historicalAn early kind of stereopticon or projector.
Origin
From βάλλω (bállō, “throw”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). At the same time it reflects the initials of the company Ba(usch) & L(omb) Optical.
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balopticon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balopticon
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“balopticon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balopticon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balopticon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balopticon.
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