astigmatic
pronunciation
How to pronounce astigmatic in British English:
UK [ˌæstɪg'mætɪk]
How to pronounce astigmatic in American English:
US [ˌæstɪɡˈmætɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images
Word Origin
- astigmatic (adj.)
- 1849; see astigmatism + -ic.
Example
- 1. Design and development of a multiaxial astigmatic displacement measuring system .
- 2. Analysis of the astigmatic state of ametropic amblyopia in children .
- 3. Astigmatism analysis on 983 astigmatic eyes between six to seven years children .
- 4. The results showed that the congenital ptosis was the main cause of astigmatic ametropia , and also the indirect cause of amblyopia .
- 5. Defocus and astigmatic aberration of the turbulent atmosphere and the intensity distribution of a vortex carrying gaussian beam .