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Meaning of ASTIGMATIC

Pronunciation:  `astig'matik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye
  2. [adj]  pertaining to a defect in an optical system such as a lens
  3. [adj]  pertaining to a kind of impaired eyesight
 
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 Synonyms: ametropic, impaired, presbyopic, visually impaired
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\As`tig*mat"ic\, a. (Med. & Opt.)
Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic
eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.
 
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