dioptrics

[ dahy-op-triks ]
/ daɪˈɒp trɪks /

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

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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

Medical definitions for dioptrics

dioptrics
[ dī-ŏptrĭks ]

n.

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

Other words from dioptrics

di•optric adj.