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eyepoint

eyepoint noun: a point of reference based on the participant's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.

Noun

eyepoint (plural eyepoints)

  1. A point of reference based on the participant's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
    • When using specular reflection with smooth shading, HP-PHIGS needs to determine the position of the viewer, or eyepoint.1991, Hewlett-Packard Company, HP-PHIGS graphics techniques: HP 9000 computers
    • Another source of registration error is viewing error, which is the error in the modeled eyepoint locations.2001, Woodrow Barfield, Thomas Caudell, Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality, →ISBN
  2. The focal point of an optical lens.
    • The height of the eyepoint depends on the focal length of the eyepiece and the position of its upper equivalent plane.1958, Émile Monnin Chamot, Clyde Walter Mason, Handbook of chemical microscopy, page 31
    • You can locate the eyepoint by directing a pair of binoculars at a bright object while you hold a piece of waxed paper just back of the eyepiece. Move the paper in or out until the images are brightest and sharpest. This is the eyepoint, usually about half an inch (13 millimters) back of the...1972 August, James R. Gregg, “How To See Better With Binoculars”, in Field & Stream, volume 77, number 4, page 114

Examples of eyepoint in a sentence

  • A single eyepoint for each display system is typical since binocular or stereoscopic display systems are very rarely used in flight simulators.2005, Alfred T. Lee, Flight simulation: virtual environments in aviation, page 22:
  • In order to determine visibility of an object, its location relative to the pilot's eyepoint must be specified.2012, Robert Shannon, Applied Optics and Optical Engineering - Volume 9, →ISBN, page 267:
  • You can locate the eyepoint by directing a pair of binoculars at a bright object while you hold a piece of waxed paper just back of the eyepiece.1972 August, James R. Gregg, “How To See Better With Binoculars”, in Field & Stream, volume 77, number 4, page 114:
  • The height of the eyepoint diminishes with increasing eyepiece magnification, while its diameter remains fairly constant at 1-1.5 mm.2012, J. James, H.J Tanke, Biomedical Light Microscopy, →ISBN, page 16:

Forms of eyepoint

pluraleyepoints

Origin of eyepoint

From eye + point.

Questions about eyepoint

What does eyepoint mean?
Eyepoint means a point of reference based on the participant's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
How do you use eyepoint in a sentence?
A single eyepoint for each display system is typical since binocular or stereoscopic display systems are very rarely used in flight simulators.
What part of speech is eyepoint?
Eyepoint is a noun.
What is the plural of eyepoint?
The plural of eyepoint is eyepoints.

Words near eyepoint in the dictionary

  1. eyepins
  2. eyepit
  3. eyepits
  4. eyeplate
  5. eyeplates
  6. eyepoint
  7. eyepoints
  8. eyepopper
  9. eyepoppers
  10. eyepopping
  11. eyepoppingly

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