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stereo

stereo

6 6.0
Two photos taken from slightly different angles that look three dimensional together
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛrɪoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fotografía estereoscópica
  • Low-cost and hacker-friendly stereo cameras have spurred a wave of development in stereo vision processing.
  • stereo photography
  • stereo card
  • stereo pair

For doing this fine radiometric evaluation using Structure from Motion Plus Stereo, we get correctly scaled point clouds, which means it is a point cloud.

Examples

  • There's a stereo pair that looks right in front of the robot.

  • Gary Schacker, from the San Diego Stereo Club, presented breathtaking images of Southern California and across the USA.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The third example, shown in Figure 8, is the stereo pair of a photograph of a house.

    Academic text (1995)
  • As you can see, there are many factors to consider when doing underwater stereo photography.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Over the past few years, I have shown my underwater stereo slide presentation "3D in the Sea."

    Academic text (2001)
  • For those who'd like to experience "virtual reality," we recommend Stereo, where photography comes breathtakingly alive in three dimensions.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The artist created a stereo pair of the landscape to highlight its depth and detail.

  • By taking two photos from slightly different angles, he was able to produce a stereo image that looked three-dimensional.

  • In the exhibit, visitors could see the stereo photographs that displayed a three-dimensional effect of the city.

Synonyms

stereogram
vsstereo
1 7.7

An image that looks three-dimensional when you look at it in a special way

requires two photos from slightly different angles viewed together not special viewing
stereograph
vsstereo
  • Archaic
1 8.7

Two side-by-side pictures that make a scene look three dimensional when you view them

describes the same photos without stressing side by side viewing
stereoscopic photograph
vsstereo
  • Specialized
7.4

Two photos taken from slightly different angles that make a scene look three-dimensional when seen together

has identical meaning but is the general term for that pair
stereoscopic picture
vsstereo
  • Specialized
7.6

Two photos you view together to make a three-dimensional picture

focuses on the angle difference rather than specifying the subject

Compounds

A set of electronic equipment that plays recorded music through two speakers

5.1

Photographs made as two slightly different pictures that show depth when viewed together

How 3D

hologram
  • Specialized
90 6.4
three-D
4.3
stereo
  • Specialized
6 6.0
stereogram
1 7.7

Surface Forms

stereo singular
stereos plural

Etymology

The word stereo comes from the Greek root stereos meaning 'solid' or 'three-dimensional'. It was used for pairs of photos that, when viewed together, make an image look 'three-dimensional', which is why a stereo photo shows depth.