dioptric

/daɪˈɒptɹɪk/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).

2

Pertaining to a diopter.

[W]ould the new Narcissus—without any dioptric or sciatherical computing—grasp the alternating skirmish of light and shadow.

3

Capable of being seen through.

noun

1

The branch of optics concerned with refraction.

2

A dioptric telescope.

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