binocular vision

noun

A vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view which is wider and stereoscopic, and in which objects can be more readily discerned.

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binocularity
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Meanings

nounbinocular vision (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view which is wider and stereoscopic, and in which objects can be more readily discerned.

    Around the age of four months, the cortex begins to refine the connections needed for depth perception and binocular vision.

    2001 June 24, J. Madeleine Nash, “Fertile Minds”, in Time

    Synonyms: binocularity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view which is wider and stereoscopic, and in which objects can be more readily discerned.

Similar
binocularity

Translations

Irish amharc déshúileach
  • amharc déshúileacha vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view
Japanese 立体視
  • 立体視 (rittaishi)a vision system in which two eyes work together to produce a unified field of view
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APA

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MLA

“binocular vision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binocular%20vision. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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