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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The viewing of objects as three-dimensional.
  2. n. The technique of making or using stereoscopes and stereoscopic slides.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The use or construction of stereoscopes.

Wiktionary

  1. n. the manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; 3D imaging
  2. n. simultaneous vision using both eyes that produces a visual perception of objects located in space

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. The art or science of using the stereoscope, or of constructing the instrument or the views used with it.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina

Examples

  • “It's more than 170 years since Sir Charles Wheatstone's first experiments in stereoscopy, which is now the most commonly used technique to create 3D images.”

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph

  • “The most basic way to do this is stereoscopy, which is essentially showing a slightly different image to each eye, which the brain mashes together into a 3D image.”

    Gizmodo

  • “Queen, is releasing a book that contains some of the earliest stereoscopy, which is the original term for 3-D.”

    Fast Company

  • “The most basic way to do this is stereoscopy, which is essentially showing a slightly different image to each eye which the brain mashes together into a 3D image.”

    Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets

  • “This last area is particularly worrying because in the entire history of 3D cinema (which is almost old as the history of cinema itself) there are only a handful of moments which justify the headache-inducing horrors of "stereoscopy".”

    Film | guardian.co.uk

  • “Eventually head tracking and multiple position auto-stereoscopy will become the norm, and I would wager that before that happens, 2-D will always be available.”

    Martin Scorsese Says Even Films Like Precious Should Be in 3D | /Film

  • “Vince, do you mean that a stereo cinema image exacerbates her stereoscopy problem - beyond the difficulty she has generally with perceiving objects in stereo?”

    Martin Scorsese Says Even Films Like Precious Should Be in 3D | /Film

  • “Lenny Lipton—a pioneer in stereoscopy, the technical name for 3-D—says that the entry of 3-D into theaters today differs from the way consumers were introduced to previous cinematic innovations.”

    The Wall Street Journal: The Godfathers Of Film Take On 3-D*

  • “Shot in 2D and then clumsily converted into 3D for cinemas (becoming a touchstone text for the flaws of forced stereoscopy), Clash actually looks better on DVD, where it may appeal to tweenage boys who'll get a kick out of the grappling giant scorpions and thumping sword-and-sandal action.”

    The Guardian: Mark Kermode's DVD round-up: Clash of the Titans; Hierro; The Bounty Hunter

  • “Using stereoscopy as a tool to build the landscape into a 3 Dimensional representation, “Deconstruct” highlights the frantic nature of the city in a novel format, conveying its transience through clever editing and overlay techniques.”

    Buziaulane

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