horopter

[ huh-rop-ter, haw- ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.

horopter

/ hɒˈrɒptə /

noun

1. optics the locus of all points in space that stimulate points on each eye that yield the same visual direction as each other

Other Words From

• hor·op·ter·ic [hawr-op-, ter, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of horopter¹

1695–1705; < Greek hór ( os ) boundary + optḗr one that looks

Word History and Origins

Origin of horopter¹

C18: from Greek horos boundary + optēr, from ops eye