stereograph

[ ster-ee-uh-graf, -grahf, steer- ]

noun

1. a single or double picture for a stereoscope.

verb (used with object)

1. to make a stereograph of.

stereograph

/ -ˌɡrɑːf; ˈstɪər-; ˈstɛrɪəˌɡræf /

noun

1. two almost identical pictures, or one special picture, that when viewed through special glasses or a stereoscope form a single three-dimensional image Also calledstereogram

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereograph¹

First recorded in 1855–60; stereo- + -graph

Example Sentences

In 2013, Oakley drew headlines with the claim that he had discovered a previously unknown image of Lincoln at Gettysburg in a stereograph by Alexander Gardner — a tiny, blurred top-hatted profile, nearly lost in the crowd.

From New York Times

Others included a photograph of a Barnum & Bailey representative at a horse auction, and a stereograph of Piccadilly Circus in London, in which a horse-drawn carriage advertises an animal feed called Molassine Meal.

From Washington Post

A souvenir stereograph from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia, where she represented Colorado, shows her standing quietly in the middle of one diorama, behind a deer, with the caption “Mrs. Maxwell and Her Pets.”

From New York Times

On show will be a stereograph of the Moon, taken by English astronomer Warren de la Rue in the 1850s; alongside will be close-up stereographs of the lunar surface by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, and iconic photos from early uncrewed orbiters.

From Nature

And a 1902 stereograph, a popular form of photography of the era that gave a three-dimensional effect, shows two girls praying over the portraits of Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield and William McKinley, all victims of assassins.

From New York Times