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dioptricses

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di⋅op⋅trics

  [dahy-op-triks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
Origin:
1635–45; see dioptric, -ics
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Main Entry: di·op·trics
Pronunciation: dI-'äp-triks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
1 : a branch of opticsdealing with the refraction of light especially by lenses
2 : refractive optics especially of a lens or system of lenses dioptrics of the eye —Anne Lamont et al>
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dioptrics di·op·trics (dī-ŏp'trĭks)
n.
The branch of optics that deals with the refraction of light.

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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