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Definition of Dioptrical

Dioptrical
Dioptric Di*op"tric, Dioptrical Di*op"tric*al, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia` through + the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.] Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or telescope. ``Dioptrical principles.' --Nichol. Dioptric curve (Geom.), a Cartesian oval. See under Cartesian.

Meaning of Dioptrical from wikipedia

- Dioptrics is the branch of optics dealing with refraction, especially by lenses. In contrast, the branch dealing with mirrors is known as catoptrics....
- Dioptric correction is the expression for the adjustment of the optical instrument to the varying visual acuity of a person's eyes. It is the adjustment...
- In optics, optical power (also referred to as dioptric power, refractive power, focusing power, or convergence power) is the degree to which a lens, mirror...
- 1911 Physiology Allvar Gullstrand 1862– 1930 Sweden "for his work on the dioptrics of the eye" 1914 Physiology Robert Bárány 1876–1936 Austria-Hungary "for...
- 25, and to around 1 dioptre above age 60. Convex lenses have positive dioptric value and are generally used to correct hyperopia (farsightedness) or to...
- radiation can result in acute and chronic harmful effects on the eye's dioptric system and retina. The risk is elevated at high altitudes and people living...
- the letter E) subtends an angle of 1 min of arc. Physiologic Optics: Dioptrics of the Eye, Functions of the Retina, Ocular Movements and Binocular Vision...
- work in three essays: "Les Météores" (The Meteors), "La Dioptrique" (Dioptrics) and La Géométrie (Geometry), preceded by an introduction, his famous...
- scattered in Gauss's correspondences and handnotes. In his influential Dioptrical Investigations (1840), Gauss gave the first systematic analysis on the...
- catoptrics, catoptromancy, catoptrophobia, cyclops, diopter, dioptre, dioptrics, diplopia, eisoptrophobia, emmetropia, hemianopsia, myopia, opsoclonus...