Look up: diopter


  1. Diopter
    [disambiguation] In modern usage, diopter or dioptre is a measure of the refractive power of an optical system. Diopter may also refer to: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diopter_(disambiguation)

  2. Diopter
    Close-up lenses (which screw into the front of an existing lens and act like a reading glass) are often marked in 'diopters' (2.5 diopter close-up lens) The diopter value of a lens is calculated by taking the reciprocal of the focal length expressed in meters. Each diopter is the number of times the...
    Found op http://www.peterashbyhayter.co.uk/glossaryT-Z.html

  3. Diopter
    (Digital cameras and photo printers) Unit for measuring a lens` refractive power. In photography, the term is used with close-up lenses and corrections to the viewfinder to adjust it to the user`s eyesight.
    Found op http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/208_1010.htm

  4. Diopter
    the measure of lens strength. =1/(focal length in metres)
    Found op http://www.trayner.co.uk/Info/Glossary.html

  5. Diopter
    Optical term for the power of a lens. Photographically, it is typically used to indicate the magnification and focal length of close-up lenses.
    Found op http://www.rodsmith.org.uk/photographic%20glossary/rods%20photographic%20gl

  6. Diopter
    Di·op'ter Di*op'tra noun [ Latin dioptra , from Greek .... See 2d Dioptric .] An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/69

  7. diopter
    <microscopy> An optical unit representing the reciprocal of the focal length (in metres) of a lens, in terms of the metre. A 1 diopter lens has a focal length of 1 metre, a 2-diopter lens has a focal length of 1/2 metre, etc. The diopter expresses the power as in spectacles or other weak lense...
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  8. diopter
    dioptre noun a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diopter



  1. diopter
    (di-op´tәr) a unit of refractive power of lenses: the reciprocal of the focal length in meters is the refractive power in diopters. Symbol D.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  2. Diopter
    • (n.) Alt. of Dioptra
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/diopter/

  3. diopter
    (from the article `Heron of Alexandria`) ...not by Heron in their present form, and the sixth consists largely of extracts from the first. Akin to these works is the Dioptra, a book on land ... ...and angles not otherwise measurable. Triangulation was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and other...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/52

  4. diopter
    in optics, unit of magnifying power of a lens or lens system. Because the power of a lens is proportional to unity (one) divided by the focal length ... [3 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/52

  5. Diopter
    Optical term for the power of a lens. Photographically, it is typically used to indicate the magnification and focal length of close-up lenses
    Found op http://www.digitalexposure.ca/sub1.html

  6. Diopter
    The diopter is part of the viewfinding system of a camera that can be adjusted to compensate for your own particular eyesight, allowing you to see the groundglass clearly.
    Found op What to say when you are done shooting, either for the day, at that particu

  7. diopter
    (D) Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-op′tĕr Definitions: 1. The unit of refracting power of lenses, denoting the reciprocal of the focal length expressed in meters.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=24993

  8. diopter
    1) Eyeglass prescription measurement 2) Unit 3) Unit of measurement 4) Unit of refractive power of a lens
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/diopter/1

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