How to pronounce stereopticon
American English pronunciation
stair-ee-OP-tih-kon
- IPA
- /ˌstɛɹiˈɑptɪˌkɑn/
- Syllables
- stair · ee · OP · tih · kon (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What stereopticon means
An old projector that faded one slide into the next
In a sentence: At the town hall, a stereopticon showed pictures of faraway mountains melting one into the next.
Where it comes from: It was made from Greek words meaning solid and having to do with seeing.
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