noun
Meaning 1
An autostereogram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
magic eye
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noun
Meaning 2
A magic eye tube: a vacuum tube display device which was used as a tuning indicator.
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noun
Meaning 3
a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: detector, sensor, sensing element, transducer
Narrower terms: selenium cell
History
Etymology
(autostereogram): From the Magic Eye books featuring autostereograms, first released in 1993, now a genericized trademark.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Japanese: マジックアイ (majikku ai) — type of vacuum tube
- Kannada: ಮಾಯಾಕ್ಷಿ (māyākṣi) — type of vacuum tube
- Korean: 매직아이 (maejigai) — type of vacuum tube
- Portuguese: olho mágico — type of vacuum tube
- Romanian: ochi magic — type of vacuum tube
- Thai: ตาแมว (dtaa-mɛɛo) — type of vacuum tube