depth perception
noun
: the ability to judge the distance of objects and the spatial relationship of objects at different distances
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Nola was trying to understand why his depth perception was impacted and what led to issues seeing the baseball.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
The headset captures your surroundings (depth perception included) and displays them on the two screens in front of your eyes.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 June 2023
Each mouse eye covers 140 degrees, as much as both human eyes put together, and that sweep works not only horizontally but also vertically, giving the animal overlapping fields of vision and thus depth perception front, back and above–the better to detect a swooping hawk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023
Their vision is steadily improving and in addition to seeing farther, your baby also has:
Better depth perception
The ability to track movement from as far as 20 feet away
Full-color vision
From a sound perspective, your 13-week-old baby has also made some major advancements.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
Parallax is an observed displacement of objects within our line of sight, giving us depth perception.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
In terms of what lens tints to avoid, Dr. Fuerst says to look into the level of illumination of the course and selecting tints that help with depth perception.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
Visual depth perception Gaillard used 3D virtual reconstruction and CT scanning to analyze a Thylacosmilus skull and compare it with that of other mammals, especially carnivores.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
And the depth perception of cabinet pulls becomes a problem.
—Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
The headset captures your surroundings (depth perception included) and displays them on the two screens in front of your eyes.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 June 2023
Each mouse eye covers 140 degrees, as much as both human eyes put together, and that sweep works not only horizontally but also vertically, giving the animal overlapping fields of vision and thus depth perception front, back and above–the better to detect a swooping hawk.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2023
Their vision is steadily improving and in addition to seeing farther, your baby also has:
Better depth perception
The ability to track movement from as far as 20 feet away
Full-color vision
From a sound perspective, your 13-week-old baby has also made some major advancements.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
Parallax is an observed displacement of objects within our line of sight, giving us depth perception.
—Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
In terms of what lens tints to avoid, Dr. Fuerst says to look into the level of illumination of the course and selecting tints that help with depth perception.
—John Thompson, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
Visual depth perception Gaillard used 3D virtual reconstruction and CT scanning to analyze a Thylacosmilus skull and compare it with that of other mammals, especially carnivores.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023
And the depth perception of cabinet pulls becomes a problem.
—Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
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“Depth perception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20perception. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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