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horopter

horopter noun: for any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.

Noun

horopter (plural horopters)

  1. For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.

Forms of horopter

pluralhoropters

Origin of horopter

* From Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”) + ὀπτήρ (optḗr, “observer”).

Words formed from horopter

Questions about horopter

What does horopter mean?
Horopter means for any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.
What part of speech is horopter?
Horopter is a noun.
What is the plural of horopter?
The plural of horopter is horopters.

Words near horopter in the dictionary

  1. horonym
  2. horonyms
  3. horophile
  4. horophiles
  5. horopito
  6. horopter
  7. horopteric
  8. horopters
  9. horos
  10. horoscopal
  11. horoscope

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