Home › Words › B › balopticonbalopticonbalopticon means an early kind of stereopticon or projector.EtymologyFrom βάλλω (bállō, “throw”) + ὀπτικός (optikós, “visual”). At the same time it reflects the initials of the company Ba(usch) & L(omb) Optical.nounAn early kind of stereopticon or projector.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stereopticon 73% match — A magic lantern, especially one with two projectors arranged so as to produce dissolving views or combinations of images. vs balopticon →panopticon 64% match — A kind of projector in the 18th and 19th centuries. vs balopticon →biopticon 64% match — A form of eidoloscope, serving as both camera and projector. vs balopticon →bioscope 63% match — An early form of movie projector. vs balopticon →catoptron 62% match — A catopter, or reflecting glass. vs balopticon →radiopticon 61% match — A kind of projector or magic lantern that did not require slides. vs balopticon →animatograph 57% match — A kind of early film projector. vs balopticon →cinematoscope 57% match — Any of several early motion picture projectors vs balopticon →