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DIOPTRICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
dioptrically (not comparable)
In a dioptric manner.
Source: Wiktionary
DIOPTRIC
Di*op"tric, a. (Optics)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the metric system of numbering glasses.
– n.
Definition: A dioptre. See Dioptre.
Di*op"tric, Di*op"tric*al, a. Etym: [Gr. dioptrique.]
Definition: 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.
DIOPTRICAL
Di*op"tric, Di*op"tric*al, a. Etym: [Gr. dioptrique.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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