dioptric

English

Etymology

From Greek διοπτρικός. Compare diopter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪˈɒptɹɪk/

Adjective

dioptric (comparative more dioptric, superlative most dioptric)

1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a diopter.
2. Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
3. (obsolete) Capable of being seen through.

Noun

dioptric (plural dioptrics)

1. (in the plural) The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
2. A dioptric telescope.

Derived terms

• dioptrical

Anagrams

• diprotic, protidic, tripodic