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Definition of Scioptic

1. a. Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.

Medical Definition of Scioptic

1. Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. Scioptic ball, 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. Origin: Gr. Shadow + belonging to sight: cf. F. Scioptique. See Optic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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