balopticon

noun

balopticon

noun

Etymology From βάλλω (bállō, “throw”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). At the same time it reflects the initials of the company Ba(usch) & L(omb) Optical.

1

Historical An early kind of stereopticon or projector.

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