Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to stereoscopy or a stereoscope.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of, pertaining to, or resembling the stereoscope; adapted to the stereoscope; having the form in relief, or proper perspective, as of an object seen in the stereoscope: as, stereoscopic pictures; stereoscopic views.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or adapted to, the stereoscope.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of or relating to stereoscopy; three-dimensional
  • adjective of or relating to the stereoscope
  • adjective that is designed to be used by both eyes simultaneously, or that has been obtained by imaging from two viewpoints simultaneously

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to a stereoscope
  • adjective of or relating to stereoscopy

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Examples

  • Perhaps it is caused by the mis-nomer of 3D itself, instead of using the term stereoscopic as we should.

    Do You Want to Watch Precious in 3D? Martin Scorsese Does! « FirstShowing.net 2010

  • For those wondering what "stereoscopic" is all about, viewing stereoscopic images give an enhanced depth perception.

    - Boing Boing 2005

  • Today, the US trades confirmed the rumours that George Lucas is to bring his entire six-film Star Wars saga back to the big screen in stereoscopic vision, starting with 1999's The Phantom Menace (because blooming Jar Jar Binks 'fizzog will naturally be infinitely less irritating in three dimensions than it was in two) in 2012.

    Blurred vision on the 3D bandwagon Ben Child 2010

  • The adventure saga, envisioned and shot in stereoscopic 3-D, centers on blue-tressed Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), a spunky tween.

    'Coraline' looks great, but the story lacks focus 2009

  • With Star Wars and Inception returning in stereoscopic vision – and three-dimensional HBO due to launch – is 2D dead?

    Blurred vision on the 3D bandwagon Ben Child 2010

  • To have layers of flat images in stereoscopic 3D would truly be 2 1/2 D.

    Siggraph 2008: The Virtual Cinematography of “Speed Racer” » Scene-Stealers 2008

  • For me, the landforms I see almost daily in stereoscopic air photos are as easy to recognize as friends.

    Interpreting the landscape from above Edward Willett 2006

  • For me, the landforms I see almost daily in stereoscopic air photos are as easy to recognize as friends.

    Archive 2006-09-10 Edward Willett 2006

  • It may well be stereoscopic, and record with two spaced glass eyes, for striking improvements in stereoscopic technique are just around the corner.

    As We May Think 1969

  • It may well be stereoscopic, and record with two spaced glass eyes, for striking improvements in stereoscopic technique are just around the corner.

    As We May Think 1945

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