Definition of "stereoscopy" []

• The viewing of objects as three-dimensional. (noun)
• The technique of making or using stereoscopes and stereoscopic slides. (noun)

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• "It's more than 170 years since Sir Charles Wheatstone's first experiments in stereoscopy, which is now the most commonly used technique to create 3D images."
• "The most basic way to do this is stereoscopy, which is essentially showing a slightly different image to each eye, which the brain mashes together into a 3D image."
• "Queen, is releasing a book that contains some of the earliest stereoscopy, which is the original term for 3-D."