tropostereoscope

noun

tropo·​stereoscope

¦träpō+

: a stereoscope consisting essentially of two adjustable tubes side by side provided with caps to hold the images observed

Word History

Etymology

trop- + stereoscope

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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