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Meaning of dioptric | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
daɪˈɒptɹɪk

Definitions

  1. Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
  2. Pertaining to a diopter.
    obsolete
  3. 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.
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See also

dioptrical dioramic diorchic diorganogallium diorganomagnesium diorganopalladium

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