dioptriciann.
/dʌɪɒpˈtrɪʃən/ rare.
One skilled in dioptrics.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one skilled in optics > [noun] > in the refraction of light
dioptic1664
dioptrician1671
1671 Philos. Trans. 1670 (Royal Soc.) 5 2045 An Un-usual kind of Refraction, hitherto un-observed by Dioptricians.
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