pseudoscope

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Etymology[edit]

pseudo- +‎ -scope

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Noun[edit]

pseudoscope (plural pseudoscopes)

  1. (optics) An optical instrument that reverses perception of depth.
    • 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:
      One could easily do this with stereo photographs, but one could also do it by making a pseudoscope, with a short cardboard tube and mirrors, […]

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