Meaning of stenopaeic | Babel Free
Definitions
Pertaining to a narrow opening or slit in an opaque barrier that restricts the light which reaches the eye.
not-comparable
Examples
“These patients were selected retrospectively, and only those treated with complete⟳ bed-rest and stenopaeic spectacles alone were accepted.”
“Stenopaeic slit refraction is usually attempted when retinoscopy and more conventional subjective refractive techniques, i.e. JCC and FC, fail⟳ to provide⟳ satisfactory results.”
“By contrast, the more aquatic sea lion eye is emmetropic in water and depends upon a flattened cornea and stenopaeic aperture for the formation of a good image in air (WALLs, 1942; SCHUSTERMAN, 1972).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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