Stereopticon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stereopticon \Ste`re*op"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Stereo-}, and
     {Optic}.]
     An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in
     which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a
     landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such
     a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a


     striking and accurate representation of the object itself;
     also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of
     dissolving views.
     [1913 Webster]