dioptrics

[ dahy-op-triks ]

/ daɪˈɒp trɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.

Origin of dioptrics

1635–45; see dioptric, -ics

Words nearby dioptrics

diopter, dioptometer, dioptre, dioptric, dioptric aberration, dioptrics, Dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, Dioscuri

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Example sentences from the Web for dioptrics

He applied this geometrical and inventive genius to dioptrics, which, when treated of by him, became a new art.
Letters on England|Voltaire
In dioptrics, is a geometrical solid bounded by three parallelograms, whose bases are equal triangles.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
To this he turned his attention again in 1611, when he published a treatise on Dioptrics.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
In the Dioptrics of Descartes, several other curious theorems are contained.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam

The only other optical treatise written by Kepler, was his Dioptrics, with an appendix on the use of optics in philosophy.
The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler|David Brewster

British Dictionary definitions for dioptrics

dioptrics

/ (daɪˈɒptrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of geometrical optics concerned with the formation of images by lenses

Word Origin for dioptrics

C20: from dioptre + -ics

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dioptrics

dioptrics

[ dī-ŏp′trĭks ]

n.

The branch of optics that deals with the refraction of light.

Other words from dioptrics

di•op′tric adj.

单词	dioptrics
释义	dioptrics [ dahy-op-triks ] / daɪˈɒp trɪks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dioptrics ON THESAURUS.COM noun (used with a singular verb) the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses. Origin of dioptrics 1635–45; see dioptric, -ics Words nearby dioptrics diopter, dioptometer, dioptre, dioptric, dioptric aberration, dioptrics, Dior, diorama, diorite, dioscin, Dioscuri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dioptrics He applied this geometrical and inventive genius to dioptrics, which, when treated of by him, became a new art. Letters on England\|Voltaire In dioptrics, is a geometrical solid bounded by three parallelograms, whose bases are equal triangles. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth To this he turned his attention again in 1611, when he published a treatise on Dioptrics. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam In the Dioptrics of Descartes, several other curious theorems are contained. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam The only other optical treatise written by Kepler, was his Dioptrics, with an appendix on the use of optics in philosophy. The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler\|David Brewster British Dictionary definitions for dioptrics dioptrics / (daɪˈɒptrɪks) / noun (functioning as singular) the branch of geometrical optics concerned with the formation of images by lenses Word Origin for dioptrics C20: from dioptre + -ics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dioptrics optical fiber, catoptrics, fibre optics Medical definitions for dioptrics dioptrics [ dī-ŏp′trĭks ] n. The branch of optics that deals with the refraction of light. Other words from dioptrics di•op′tric adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dioptrics

noun (used with a singular verb)

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Words nearby dioptrics

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British Dictionary definitions for dioptrics

noun

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Words related to dioptrics

Medical definitions for dioptrics

n.

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