Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Pseudoscope — Pseu do*scope, n. [Pseudo + scope.] (Opt.) An instrument which exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed; an effect opposite to that produced by the stereoscope. Wheatstone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pseudoscope — [psødɔskɔp] n. m. ÉTYM. 1869; de pseudo , et scope. ❖ ♦ Techn. Stéréoscope dans lequel la place des deux clichés est intervertie, ce qui est en relief apparaissant en creux et vice versa. ❖ DÉR. Pseudoscopie … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pseudoscope — It is used to study human stereoscopic perception. Objects viewed through it appear inside out, for example: a box on a floor, would appear as a box shaped hole in the floor.It typically uses sets of optical prisms, or periscopically arranged… … Wikipedia
Pseudoscope — Un pseudoscope est un instrument optique binoculaire qui inverse notre perception de la profondeur. Il fut inventé par Charles Wheatstone. Il est utilisé pour étudier la perception stéréoscopique humaine. Les objets vu à travers apparaissent… … Wikipédia en Français
pseudoscope — /sooh deuh skohp /, n. an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed. Cf. stereoscope. [1850 55; PSEUDO + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
pseudoscope — noun An optical instrument that reverses perception of depth … Wiktionary
pseudoscope — pseu·do·scope … English syllables
pseudoscope — n. instrument producing images in reversed relief. ♦ pseudoscopic, a. ♦ pseudoscopy, n … Dictionary of difficult words
pseudoscope — … Useful english dictionary
pseudoscopy — süˈdäskəpē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pseudoscope + y : the production of the effect of reversed relief (as by the pseudoscope) * * * /sooh dos keuh pee/, n. the use of a pseudoscope. [1950 55; PSEUDOSCOPE + Y3] … Useful english dictionary
