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astigmatic

[ as-tig-mat-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

astigmatic

/ ˌæstɪɡˈmætɪk /

First recorded in 1840–50; a- ⁶ + stigmatic

C19: from a- ¹+ Greek stigmat-, stigma spot, focus; see stigma

Almost all eyes are more or less astigmatic, but persons only become aware of it when it is excessive.

Scilly and I, she once said to Ariadne, are an astigmatic couple.

He jerked it back again, and the thing looked as if it had been hung in a dim light by an astigmatic drunkard.

If the subject is astigmatic he will see some of the straight lines distinctly while others will be blurred.

Conclusion: the lens is astigmatic, or the objective is not adjusted to be co-axial with the eyepiece.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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