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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: diopter, dioptre]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dioptre \Di*op"tre\, n. [F. See 2d Dioptric.] (Optics) A unit employed by oculists in numbering glasses according to the metric system; a refractive power equal to that of a glass whose principal focal distance is one meter. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dioptre n 1: 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 [syn: diopter, dioptre]