"balopticon" meaning in All languages combined

See balopticon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: balopticons [plural]
Etymology: From βάλλω (bállō, “throw”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). At the same time it reflects the initials of the company Ba(usch) & L(omb) Optical. Etymology templates: {{af|grc|βάλλω|ὀπτικός|nocat=1|t1=throw|t2=visual}} βάλλω (bállō, “throw”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} balopticon (plural balopticons)
  1. (historical) An early kind of stereopticon or projector. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-balopticon-en-noun-7ibRp3jK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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