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stereopticon


ste·re·op·ti·con

noun \-ˈäp-ti-kən\

Definition of STEREOPTICON

1
: a projector for transparent slides often made double so as to produce dissolving views

Origin of STEREOPTICON

New Latin, from stere- + Greek optikon, neuter of optikos optic
First Known Use: 1863

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