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stereoptican

stereoptican is the alternative form of stereopticon.

Meaning of stereopticon

Noun

stereopticon (plural stereopticons)

  1. A magic lantern, especially one with two projectors arranged so as to produce dissolving views or combinations of images.
    • The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC

Forms of stereoptican

pluralstereopticans

Questions about stereoptican

What is stereoptican the alternative form of?
Stereoptican is the alternative form of stereopticon.

Words near stereoptican in the dictionary

  1. stereopreferences
  2. stereopsis
  3. stereoptic
  4. stereoptical
  5. stereoptically
  6. stereoptican
  7. stereopticans
  8. stereoptician
  9. stereopticians
  10. stereopticon
  11. stereopticons

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