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单词 dioptric
释义 di·op·tric
I. \(ˈ)dī|äptrik\ adjective
also di·op·tri·cal \-rə̇kəl\
Etymology: dioptric from Greek dioptrikos of an optical instrument used for taking altitudes, from dioptra + -ikos -ic; dioptrical from Greek dioptrikos + English -al
1.
 a. : that effects or serves in refraction of a beam of light : refractive; specifically : that assists vision by refracting and focalizing light
  < a dioptric apparatus formed of dioptric prisms >
  < the dioptric mechanism of an insect's eye >
  < the dioptric power of a lens >
 b. : produced by means of refraction
  < the dioptric images of objects in space that are formed on the retinas of the two eyes — Otto Glasser >
2. archaic : transparent
 < discrepancy between the dioptric certainty of the understanding and the immediate insight of the conscience — James Martineau >
di·op·tri·cal·ly \-rə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: diopter 1, 3
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