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horopter
[ huh-rop-ter, haw- ]
noun
, Ophthalmology.
- a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.
horopter
/ hɒˈrɒptə /
noun
- optics the locus of all points in space that stimulate points on each eye that yield the same visual direction as each other
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Other Words From
- hor·op·ter·ic [hawr-op-, ter, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horopter1
1695–1705; < Greek hór ( os ) boundary + optḗr one that looks
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horopter1
C18: from Greek horos boundary + optēr, from ops eye
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