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Webster 1913 Edition
Scioptic
Sci-op′tic
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] shadow + [GREEK] belonging to sight: cf. F.
scioptique
. See Optic
.] (Opt.)
Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.
Scioptic ball
(Opt.)
, the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scioptic
SCIOP'TIC
,Adj.
Pertaining to the camera obscura, or to the art of exhibiting images through a hole in a darkened room.
SCIOP'TIC
,Noun.
Definition 2024
scioptic
scioptic
English
Adjective
scioptic (not comparable)
- (dated) Of or relating to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room.
Usage notes
- A scioptic ball is the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be easily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape.