"diopter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: diopters [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dioptra, from Ancient Greek διόπτρα (dióptra). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dioptra}} Latin dioptra, {{der|en|grc|διόπτρα}} Ancient Greek διόπτρα (dióptra) Head templates: {{en-noun}} diopter (plural diopters)
  1. A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters. Categories (topical): Units of measure, Vision Translations (unit of measure): dioptria (Basque), diòptria [feminine] (Catalan), dioptrie [feminine] (Czech), dioptria (Finnish), diopteri (Finnish), Dioptrie [feminine] (German), dioptria (Hungarian), diottria [feminine] (Italian), ディオプトリ (dioputoti) (Japanese), диоптрија (dioptrija) [feminine] (Macedonian), диоптер (diopter) [masculine] (Macedonian), dioptria [feminine] (Polish), dioptria [feminine] (Portuguese), дио́птрия (dióptrija) [feminine] (Russian), dioptría [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-GOwmGWLT Disambiguation of Units of measure: 41 10 13 6 10 10 2 7 Disambiguation of Vision: 42 5 9 8 16 3 3 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 11 8 10 17 2 11 Disambiguation of 'unit of measure': 61 11 3 4 9 7 1 5
  2. The dioptre adjustment mechanism of a pair of binoculars or of a camera viewfinder.
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-JA--NtoR
  3. (photography, dated) A lens element attached to the front of a photographic lens to shorten the lens's minimum focus distance; also called a "close-up filter". Tags: dated Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-MbUnq8B0 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  4. (obsolete) Any lens system, such as a telescope. Tags: obsolete Translations (lens system): Diopter [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-OWZjz7Of Disambiguation of 'lens system': 9 0 10 81 0 0 0 0
  5. (obsolete) A theodolite or similar surveyor’s angle measuring device. Tags: obsolete Translations (theodolite): teodoliitti (Finnish), Diopter [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-Sjj5B9lg Disambiguation of 'theodolite': 18 15 3 4 38 15 1 5
  6. (obsolete) An alidade. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun--pMYhDwe Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 17 11 7 14 24 2 8
  7. (obsolete) A surgical speculum. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-DW-M4hHV
  8. (obsolete) An instrument for drawing the skull by projections. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-diopter-en-noun-4yi8HsE3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dioptra, dioptre, dioptry [obsolete]

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