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stereopticon |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stereopticon \Ste`re*op"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Stereo-}, and {Optic}.] An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself also a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views.
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