dioptric
nounEtymology From Greek διοπτρικός. Compare diopter.
1
In plural The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
2
A dioptric telescope.
- Derived terms
- catadioptric, dioptrical, dioptrically
dioptric
adj/daɪˈɒptɹɪk/
Etymology From Greek διοπτρικός. Compare diopter.
1
Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
2
Obsolete Pertaining to a diopter.
- [W]ould the new Narcissus—without any dioptric or sciatherical computing—grasp the alternating skirmish of light and shadow.2014, Umberto Eco, Island of the Day Before, London: Vintage Books, page 363:
3
Obsolete Capable of being seen through.