stereoscopy

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noun

The manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; the use of a stereoscope to view stereographs.

Similar
stereoscopic vision
OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

nounstereoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural stereoscopies)

plural stereoscopies

  1. countableuncountableThe manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; the use of a stereoscope to view stereographs.
  2. countableuncountableCatachresis for stereovision.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthree-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina

Similar
stereoscopic vision
Broader
binocular vision

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  8. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  11. Englishstereoscopy

From stereo- + -scopy.

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APA

stereoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoscopy

MLA

“stereoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereoscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoscopy.

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