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dioptrics

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di·op·trics  (d-ptrks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the refraction of light.
dioptrics [daɪˈɒptrɪks]
n
(Physics / General Physics) (functioning as singular) the branch of geometrical optics concerned with the formation of images by lenses
[from dioptre + -ics]
dioptrics
the study of light refraction. — dioptric, adj.
See also: Light


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