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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

/ ɒˈɒə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ǰ·DZ·ٱ· [hawr-op-, ter, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horopter1

1695–1705; < Greek ó ( os ) boundary + DZḗr one that looks
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horopter1

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

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