stereoscopic, a.
(ˌstɛriːəʊˈskɒpɪk)
[f. prec. + -ic.]
Of, pertaining to, or adapted to the stereoscope; having an appearance of solidity or relief like an object viewed in a stereoscope.
| 1855 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Feb. 143 A stereoscopic locket,..so arranged that the two pictures, with the appropriate lenses, are contained in a medallion of ordinary size. 1859 All Year Round 19 Nov. 79/1 Those stereoscopic slides which look so curiously like life. 1862 Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 2958, Stereotrope or stereoscopic thaumatrope. 1879 H. Grubb in Proc. Royal Dubl. Soc. 182 This arrangement..causes the images to coalesce, and produces the stereoscopic effect. |
| fig. 1909 G. K. Chesterton Orthodoxy ii. 47 His spiritual sight is stereoscopic like his physical sight. |