dioptrics

[ dahy-op-triks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.

dioptrics

/ daɪˈɒptrɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of geometrical optics concerned with the formation of images by lenses

Word History and Origins

Origin of dioptrics¹

1635–45; dioptric ( def ), -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of dioptrics¹

C20: from dioptre + -ics

Example Sentences

Catoptrics, which treats of the reflection of light, and Dioptrics, which treats of its refraction.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Dioptrics of Descartes, several other curious theorems are contained.

From Project Gutenberg

To this he turned his attention again in 1611, when he published a treatise on Dioptrics.

From Project Gutenberg

He applied this geometrical and inventive genius to dioptrics, which, when treated of by him, became a new art.

From Project Gutenberg

In dioptrics, is a geometrical solid bounded by three parallelograms, whose bases are equal triangles.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• optical fiber