"magic eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: magic eyes [plural]
Etymology: (autostereogram): From the Magic Eye books featuring autostereograms, first released in 1993, which has now become a genericized trademark. Etymology templates: {{sense|autostereogram}} (autostereogram): Head templates: {{en-noun}} magic eye (plural magic eyes)
  1. An autostereogram.
    Sense id: en-magic_eye-en-noun-IbcoYPKy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Electron tubes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Electron tubes: 87 13
  2. A magic eye tube: a vacuum tube display device which was used as a tuning indicator. Translations (type of vacuum tube): マジックアイ (majikku ai) (Japanese), ಮಾಯಾಕ್ಷಿ (māyākṣi) (Kannada), 매직아이 (maejigai) (Korean), olho mágico (Portuguese), ochi magic [neuter] (Romanian), ตาแมว (dtaa-mɛɛo) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-magic_eye-en-noun-Rz~1dkoJ Disambiguation of 'type of vacuum tube': 0 100

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