'Scioptic ball' definitions:
Definition of 'Scioptic ball'
From: GCIDE
- Scioptic \Sci*op"tic\, a. [Gr. ? shadow + ? belonging to sight: cf. F. scioptique. See Optic.] (Opt.) Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. [1913 Webster]
- Scioptic ball (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different parts of the landscape. [1913 Webster]