dioptric
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Greek διοπτρικός. Compare diopter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dioptric (comparative more dioptric, superlative most dioptric)
- Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
- (obsolete) Pertaining to a diopter.
- 2014, Umberto Eco, Island of the Day Before, London: Vintage Books, page 363:
- [W]ould the new Narcissus—without any dioptric or sciatherical computing—grasp the alternating skirmish of light and shadow.
- (obsolete) Capable of being seen through.
Noun[edit]
dioptric (plural dioptrics)
- (in the plural) The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
- A dioptric telescope.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French dioptrique.
Adjective[edit]
dioptric m or n (feminine singular dioptrică, masculine plural dioptrici, feminine and neuter plural dioptrice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dioptric
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | dioptric | dioptrică | dioptrici | dioptrice | ||
| definite | dioptricul | dioptrica | dioptricii | dioptricele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | dioptric | dioptrice | dioptrici | dioptrice | ||
| definite | dioptricului | dioptricei | dioptricilor | dioptricelor | |||