Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horopter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
horopter
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.

Etymology

* From Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”) + ὀπτήρ (optḗr, “observer”).

Inflected Forms

horopters (plural)

Derived Forms

horopteric

Phrases

nonius horopter

Questions

What does horopter mean?
For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.
Where does horopter come from?
* From Ancient Greek ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”) + ὀπτήρ (optḗr, “observer”).

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