单词 | stenopaeic |
释义 | stenopaeicadj. Ophthalmology. Of an eye-piece: Having only a narrow translucent aperture, designed to increase the accuracy of the sight by cutting off all obscurations. Hence of instruments, methods, etc.: Characterized by the use of a stenopæic eye-piece. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [adjective] > eye-piece pancratic1831 stenopaeic1864 Kellner1865 1864 W. D. Moore tr. F. C. Donders On Anomalies Accomm. & Refraction of Eye iv. 128 Stenopæic spectacles, stenopæic lorgnette, stenopæic apparatus. 1864 W. D. Moore tr. F. C. Donders On Anomalies Accomm. & Refraction of Eye iv. 129 These reflexions on the injurious effect of obscurations led me to the application of stenopæic remedies. Their object is to cut off the light which should reach the obscurations. 1874 G. Lawson Dis. Eye (ed. 2) 55 Stenopaic spectacles may be tried. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 470 A most useful appliance for viewing pictures is the so-called stenopaic slit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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