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STEREOSCOPIC VISION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stereoscopic vision mean? 

STEREOSCOPIC VISION (noun)
  The noun STEREOSCOPIC VISION has 1 sense:

1. three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retinaplay

  Familiarity information: STEREOSCOPIC VISION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEREOSCOPIC VISION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

stereoscopic vision; stereoscopy

Hypernyms ("stereoscopic vision" is a kind of...):

binocular vision (vision involving the use of both eyes)


 Context examples 


Mantis shrimp eyes have stereoscopic vision and possess a band of photoreceptors that can distinguish up to 12 different wavelengths and linear and circular polarized light.

(How mantis shrimp make sense of the world, National Science Foundation)



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