dioptrics

noun

Meaning

(in the plural) The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
A dioptric telescope.
The study of the refraction of light, especially by lenses

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Related words

transparent(English)optics(English)opticist(English)optometrics(English)optology(English)photologist(English)contactology(English)dipterology(English)

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