ASTIGMATIC

astigmatic

(adjective) of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

astigmatic (comparative more astigmatic, superlative most astigmatic)

(medicine) Suffering from astigmatism.

Noun

astigmatic (plural astigmatics)

(medicine) One who has astigmatism.

Source: Wiktionary


As`tig*mat"ic, a. (Med. & Opt.)

Definition: Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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