- astigmatic dial
- a diagram arranged like the face of a watch, used to determine the presence and axis of astigmatism.
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dial — A clock face or instrument resembling a clock face. [L. dies, day] astigmatic d. a diagram of radiating lines, used to test for astigmatism. * * * di·al (diґəl) [L. dialis daily, from dies day] a circular area with graduations around the… … Medical dictionary
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optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… … Universalium
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