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Meaning of dioptric | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/daɪˈɒptɹɪk/

Definitions

Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
Pertaining to a diopter.
obsolete
Capable of being seen through.
obsolete

Examples

“[W]ould the new Narcissus—without any dioptric or sciatherical computing—grasp the alternating skirmish of light and shadow.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

dioptrical dioramic diorchic diorganogallium diorganomagnesium diorganopalladium