, 1759: had the said glass been there set up, nothing more would have been wanting, in order to have taken a mans character, but to have taken a chair and gone softly, as you would to a dioptrical bee-hive, and lookd in — Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Penguin 2003, p. 65)
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Dioptrical — Dioptric Di*op tric, Dioptrical Di*op tric*al, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia through + the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.] Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioptrical — di·op·tri·cal … English syllables
dioptrical — adjective see dioptric I … Useful english dictionary
Dioptric — Di*op tric, Dioptrical Di*op tric*al, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia through + the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.] Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dioptric curve — Dioptric Di*op tric, Dioptrical Di*op tric*al, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia through + the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.] Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioptric — dioptrically, adv. /duy op trik/, adj. 1. Optics. pertaining to dioptrics: dioptric images. 2. Optics, Ophthalm. noting or pertaining to refraction or refracted light. Also, dioptrical. [1625 35; < Gk dioptrikós. See DIOPTER, IC] * * * … Universalium
aberración dióptrica — Eng. Dioptrical aberration Ver aberración esférica … Diccionario de oftalmología
dioptric — /daɪˈɒptrɪk/ (say duy optrik) adjective 1. Optics relating to dioptrics: dioptric images. 2. Ophthalmology assisting vision by refractive correction. Also, dioptrical. {Greek dioptrikos relating to the use of the dioptra. See dioptre}… …
dioptric — [dī äp′trik] adj. [Gr dioptrikos, relating to the DIOPTER] 1. of optical lenses or the method of numbering them according to their refractive powers; dioptral 2. of dioptrics; refractive 3. helping the sight by refractive correction: Also… … English World dictionary
