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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: stereos ( STEREO2) + English -scopic (as in telescopic)

stereoscopic

 adjective
     
Related topics: Photography
ster‧e‧o‧scop‧ic
1TCP a stereoscopic picture, photograph etc appears solid when you look at it through a special machine
2 technical able to see the length, width, and depth of objects:
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