opticon

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noun

op·​ti·​con

-ˌkän

plural -s

: an external enlargement of the optic lobe of the insect brain that is the innermost of the ganglionic masses connected with the compound eye

-opticon

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noun combining form

-op·​ti·​con

-kən,

-ˌkän

plural -s

: stereopticon

panopticon

sciopticon

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Greek optikon, neuter of optikos optic

Noun combining form

stereopticon

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