sciopticon

English

Etymology

From scio- (“shadow”) +‎ Ancient Greek ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). Compare scioptic.

Noun

sciopticon (plural sciopticons)

  1. (historical) A kind of magic lantern.

See stereopticon.

References

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