dioptrics

dioptrics
The branch of optics concerned with the refraction of light.

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di·op·trics dī-'äp-triks n pl but sing in constr
1) a branch of optics dealing with the refraction of light esp. by lenses
2) refractive optics esp. of a lens or system of lenses <correction of refractive error of the peripheral \dioptrics of the eye (Anne Lamont )(et al)>

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di·op·trics (di-opґtriks) the science of refracted light.

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