stereoacuity

stereoacuity
ste·reo·acui·ty .ster-ē-ō-ə-'kyü-ət-ē, .stir- n, pl -ties the ability to detect differences in distance using stereoscopic cues that is measured by the smallest difference in the images presented to the two eyes that can be detected reliably compare GRATING ACUITY, HYPERACUITY, VERNIER ACUITY

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ster·eo·acu·i·ty (ster″e-o-ə-kuґĭ-te) [stereo- + acuity] visual acuity with stereoscopic vision.

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