Cyclopean
11Cyclopean image — is a single mental image of a scene created by the brain by combining two images received from the two eyes. The mental process behind construction of the Cyclopean image is crucial to stereo vision. Autostereograms take advantage of this process …
12Cyclopean Stairs — form as a result of glacial erosion. The term refers to the longitudinal profile of a glaciated valley that has several consecutive hanging valleys. Formation There are a few different ways cyclopean stairs can form. One way they form is through… …
13Cyclopean stimuli — is a form of visual stimuli that is defined by binocular disparity alone. It was named after the one eyed Cyclops of Homer’s Odyssey by Bela Julesz. Julesz was a Hungarian radar engineer. He thought that stereopsis might help to discover hidden… …
14Cyclopean Isles — The Cyclopean Isles, noted for their rows of basaltic columns piled one above another, lie not far from Mount Etna off the eastern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. Geology The Cyclopean Isles are of volcanic origin, and may at one time… …
15cyclopean masonry — wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. This technique was employed in fortifications where use of large stones reduced the number of joints and thus reduced the walls potential weakness. Such walls are found on… …
16cyclopean — adjective Date: 1582 1. often capitalized of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops 2. huge, massive 3. of or relating to a style of stone construction marked typically by the use of large irregular blocks without mortar …
17cyclopean — См. cyclopic …
18Cyclopean — adjective a) Suggestive of a Cyclops. b) Of a style of ancient masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones; ancient and roughly composed …
19cyclopean — adjective /ˈsaɪkləʊpɪiən/ a) Suggestive of a Cyclops. b) Of a style of masonry where walls are fitted together of huge irregular stones …
20cyclopean — SYN: cyclopian …
