01 a. Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the metric system of numbering glasses.
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Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the metric system of numbering glasses.(Optics)
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Dioptric
· Di·op·tric
· IPA /daɪˈɒptɹɪk/
02 a. Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass …
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Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or telescope.
Phrases & compounds
Dioptric curve —
a Cartesian oval. See under Cartesian.