autostereogram

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ stereogram.

Noun

autostereogram (plural autostereograms)

  1. A single-image stereogram, designed to trick the human eye and brain into seeing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional image.
    To see a random dot autostereogram correctly, draw the eyes (and face) towards, say, within one inch of the image, and then slowly pull away, until the central 3D shape coalesces into view.
    • 2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 7:
      If you stared at the pattern long enough, your brain would trick itself into seeing a hidden 3D image. It was called an autostereogram, and it was easy to make one if you were a moderately skilled programmer.

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