stereopticon
noun
ste·re·op·ti·con
ˌster-ē-ˈäp-ti-kən 
ˌstir-
1
: a projector for transparent slides often made double so as to produce dissolving views
2
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The handheld or freestanding stereopticon allowed for a private viewing.
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Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020
Some made use of pinhole cameras, others worked with stereopticon images.
—J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, 10 Sep. 2020
Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 15 Oct. 2020
Some made use of pinhole cameras, others worked with stereopticon images.
—J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, 10 Sep. 2020
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stereopticon
noun
ste·re·op·ti·con
ˌster-ē-ˈäp-ti-kən
ˌstir-
: a projector for transparent slides
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