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stereoscopic vision

stereoscopic vision

6.0
The ability to judge how far things are because each eye sees a slightly different picture
  • noun
  • /ˌstɛrɪəˈskɒpɪk ˈvɪʒən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : visión estereoscópica
  • It is stereoscopic vision, much like looking through a pair of binoculars.

You're using a stereoscopic vision to make that happen.

Examples

  • We did not evolve the skills to ride a bicycle, for example, but because of such things as stereoscopic vision, balance, and various other aspects of our physiology and anatomy, selected in our pre-agricultural past, we can ride a bike.

    Academic text (1992)

  • You're using a stereoscopic vision to make that happen.

    StarTalk

  • But some types of anole have stereoscopic vision.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Using stereoscopic vision allows us to perceive depth when viewing 3-D movies.

  • With stereoscopic vision, humans can judge distances more accurately than with flat images.

  • Animals with stereoscopic vision, like cats and humans, can better navigate their environments.

Synonyms

binocular vision
vsstereoscopic vision
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Seeing with both eyes helps you judge distance and see more around you

focuses on combining two slightly different images to perceive three dimensional structure
binocularity
vsstereoscopic vision
  • Specialized
8.1

Both eyes work together to see depth as one image

combines two slightly different images to create three dimensional depth

How Three-Dimensional

stereoscopic vision
  • Specialized
6.0
monocular vision
  • Specialized
6.3

Surface Forms

stereoscopic vision singular
stereoscopic visions plural

Morphology

stereoscopic + vision

The meaning is directly derived from 'stereoscopic' (relating to images that create depth perception) combined with 'vision' (visual perception): together they denote the visual ability to perceive depth from two images. This is a compositional, technical noun phrase following transparent noun+noun semantics and would be understandable to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun stereoscopic vision comes from a simple picture: the parts stereoscopic and vision show how your two eyes each see a slightly different view, and your brain puts them together to make a sense of 'depth'. So, it means the ability to tell how far away things are.