About The Word Dioptric
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Dioptric
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What's The Definition Of Dioptric?Synonyms | Synonyms for Dioptric: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dioptric: See Also | Dioptric In Webster's Dictionary \Di*op"tric\, a. (Optics)
Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the metric system of
numbering glasses. -- n. A dioptre. See {Dioptre}.
\Di*op"tric\, Dioptrical \Di*op"tric*al\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia` through + the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.] Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or telescope. ``Dioptrical principles.'' --Nichol. {Dioptric curve} (Geom.), a Cartesian oval. See under {Cartesian}. |
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