diopter
noun[C]
physics,medicalUSspecialized(UKdioptre)us/daɪˈɑːp.tɚ/uk/daɪˈɒp.tər/aunitofmeasurementof thepowerof alens, used formeasuringa person'seyesight:
More thanminussix diopterscountsasseverelymyopic.
Miscellaneous units of measurement
- acre
- acreage
- caloric
- dioptre
- farad
- fathom
- firkin
- flashpoint
- hectare
- joule
- MHz
- molar
- newton
- radian
- refractive index
- Scoville scale
- SI unit
- sievert
- torr
- watt
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