Definition of Stereopticon. Meaning of Stereopticon. Synonyms of Stereopticon

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Definition of Stereopticon

Stereopticon
Stereopticon Ste`re*op"ti*con, n. [NL. See Stereo-, and Optic.] An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views.

Meaning of Stereopticon from wikipedia

- A stereopticon is a slide projector or relatively powerful "magic lantern", which has two lenses, usually one above the other, and has mainly been used...
- ****sm, and the rise of what he terms "The Great Stereopticon". Weaver gives the name "The Great Stereopticon" to what he perceives as a rising, emergent construct...
- in a saloon. Thomas's idea was to combine a series of images (using a stereopticon) to show a narrative while it was being sung. He approached Stern and...
- Moon's Lake House from an 1896 stereopticon slide...
- protagonist in the 1992 film Sleepwalkers. Pickett is a collector of stereopticon cards. Kaplan, Mike, ed. (1985). Variety's Who's who in Show Business...
- over 30 years to push for more rapid transit for Dorchester. He used a stereopticon and gave slideshow lectures with it by lantern-light at hearings, meetings...
- fire ignited a mixture of lighting gas and oxygen from a malfunctioning stereopticon machine being used to present a magic lantern show at intermission. Audience...
- the 19th century and enabled a smooth and easy change of pictures. Stereopticons added more powerful light sources to optimize the projection of photographic...
- looked at through the double-lensed viewer, sometimes also called a stereopticon, a common misnomer. In 1861 Oliver Wendell Holmes created and deliberately...
- Stonehouse started his show in 1895 with a pony, a phonograph, and a stereopticon. By 1929, the "Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Show" had grown to five rings...