Stē're-ōp'ti-cŏn, n.

n. [Gr. στερεός, solid, and ὀπτικός, ὀπτικόν, relating to sight, from the root ὄπ, future ὄψομαι, to see.] 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.