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astigmometer

[ as-tig-mom-i-ter ]
/ ˌæs tɪgˈmɒm ɪ tər /
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noun Ophthalmology.

an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.

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Also a·stig·ma·tom·e·ter [uh-stig-muh-tom-i-ter]. /əˌstɪg məˈtɒm ɪ tər/.

Origin of astigmometer

astigm(atism) + -o- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM astigmometer

as·tig·mom·e·try, a·stig·ma·tom·e·try, noun

Words nearby astigmometer

astigmatizer, astigmatometer, astigmatoscope, astigmatoscopy, astigmia, astigmometer, astilbe, astir, Asti spumante, stitch in time, a, A stitch in time saves nine
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