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
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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
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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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