| stereoscope |
an apparatus through which pictures of the same object taken from different angles are viewed through separate eyepieces to produce the illusion of a single image having three dimensions. |
| stereoscopy |
the study or use of techniques to give pictures the illusion of three-dimensionality. [2 definitions] |
| stereotaxis |
the response of an organism that comes into contact with solid matter. |
| stereotomy |
the art or technique of cutting solid substances such as stone into specific shapes and sizes. |
| stereotype |
a standardized and usually oversimplified and inaccurate conception held in common by many people. [3 definitions] |
| stereotyped |
preconceived in a simple and often misleading way. |
| stereotypical |
conforming to or influenced by a stereotype or stereotypes. |
| stereotypy |
the process or art of making or printing from stereotype plates. [2 definitions] |
| sterile |
free of live bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms; uncontaminated; sterilized. [4 definitions] |
| sterilization |
the act of sterilizing or the state of being sterilized. [2 definitions] |
| sterilize |
to free of live microorganisms; decontaminate. [2 definitions] |
| sterling |
of or made of the very finest silver, or .925 fineness. [7 definitions] |
| stern1 |
firm and uncompromising. [2 definitions] |
| stern2 |
the rear or back part of anything, esp. a nautical vessel. (Cf. bow3, stem3.) |
| sternmost |
in nautical terminology, farthest astern; last in line. |
| sternpost |
the main, upright post at the stern of a vessel, usu. used to support the rudder. |
| sternum |
the flat bone to which most of the ribs are attached in the front of the chest in most vertebrates; breastbone. |
| sternutation |
the act of sneezing. |
| sternward |
to or toward the stern; astern. |
| sternway |
backward movement of a vessel. |
| stern-wheeler |
a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern. |