stereopsis

ster e op sis |ˌsterēˈäpsis ˌstɛriˈɑpsəs | ▶noun the perception of depth produced by the reception in the brain of visual stimuli from both eyes in combination; binocular vision. DERIVATIVES ster e op tic |-ˈäptik |adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek opsis ‘sight. ’

stereopsis

stereopsis |ˌstɛrɪˈɒpsɪs, ˌstɪərɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the perception of depth produced by the reception in the brain of visual stimuli from both eyes in combination; binocular vision. DERIVATIVES stereoptic adjective ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from stereo- ‘three-dimensional ’ + Greek opsis ‘sight ’.