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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIOPTRE

From Latin dioptra optical instrument, from Greek, from dia- through + opsesthai to see.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIOPTRE

dioptre  [daɪˈɒptə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIOPTRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dioptre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIOPTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dioptre

A dioptre, or diopter, is a unit of measurement of the optical power of a lens or curved mirror, which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in metres. It is thus a unit of reciprocal length. For example, a 3-dioptre lens brings parallel rays of light to focus at 1⁄3 metre. The same unit is also sometimes used for other reciprocals of distance, particularly radii of curvature and the vergence of optical beams. The usage was proposed by French ophthalmologist Ferdinand Monoyer in 1872, based on earlier use of the term dioptrice by Johannes Kepler. The main benefit of using optical power rather than focal length is that the lensmaker's equation has the object distance, image distance, and focal length all as reciprocals. A further benefit is that when relatively thin lenses are placed close together their powers approximately add. Thus, a thin 2-dioptre lens placed close to a thin 0.5-dioptre lens yields almost the same focal length as a 2.5-dioptre lens would have.

Definition of dioptre in the English dictionary

The definition of dioptre in the dictionary is a unit for measuring the refractive power of a lens: the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens expressed in metres.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIOPTRE


accepter
əkˈsɛptə
adaptor
əˈdæptə
chapter
ˈtʃæptə
chiropter
kaɪˈrɒptə
coleopter
ˌkɒlɪˈɒptə
copter
ˈkɒptə
descriptor
dɪˈskrɪptə
diopter
daɪˈɒptə
Gupta
ˈɡʌptə
gyrocopter
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌkɒptə
helicopter
ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə
horopter
hɒˈrɒptə
interceptor
ˌɪntəˈsɛptə
interruptor
ˌɪntəˈrʌptə
opter
ˈɒptə
ornithopter
ˈɔːnɪˌθɒptə
orthopter
ˈɔːθɒptə
raptor
ˈræptə
receptor
rɪˈsɛptə
sculptor
ˈskʌlptə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIOPTRE

diophysite
diopside
diopsidic
dioptase
diopter
dioptometer
dioptometry
dioptral
dioptrate
dioptric
dioptrical
dioptrically
dioptrics
Dior
diorama
dioramic
diorism
dioristic
dioristical
dioristically

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIOPTRE

business centre
cadastre
centre
city centre
conference centre
drop-in centre
kilometre
lettre
litre
metre
montre
quatre
rencontre
sceptre
shopping centre
spectre
the Centre
theatre
titre
town centre

Synonyms and antonyms of dioptre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dioptre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIOPTRE

Find out the translation of dioptre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dioptre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dioptre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

屈光度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dioptrías
570 millions of speakers

English

dioptre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dioptre
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديوبتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диоптрии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dioptre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিত্তপ্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dioptrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dioptre
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dioptrie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디옵터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dioptre
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quang học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dioptre
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायोपट्रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diyopter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diottria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dioptrii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діоптрії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dioptrie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διόπτρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diopter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dioptrier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dioptri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dioptre

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIOPTRE»

The term «dioptre» is normally little used and occupies the 118.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIOPTRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dioptre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dioptre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dioptre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIOPTRE»

Discover the use of dioptre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dioptre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Comprehensive Notes in Ophthalmology
E.g. red 50 Dioptre, 1 shade lighter: 49 D, another shade lighter : 48 D and so on. The dioptre interval could be 0.5 D, 1 D or 1.5 D. Advantage: As the scale is fixed, it can be used for comparison. Disadvantage: As the dioptre interval is large, ...
Sahu Chinmaya
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McQs in Optics and Refraction
Prisms A. a 4 dioptre base-up prism in front of the right eye is equivalent to a 2 prism dioptre base- up prism in front of the right eye and a 2 prism dioptre base- down prism in front of the left eye B. a 3 prism dioptre base-out prism in front of the ...
Ivor S. Levy, Paul Riordan-Eva, 1993
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The Underwater Photographer
Most SLR cameras are equipped with a þ/À viewfinder dioptre adjustment control to accommodate individual differences in vision. It's a feature that is often missed! I knew of one photographer who was so frustrated with everything appearing ...
Martin Edge, 2012
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Comprehensive MCQs in Physics
Power of the lens should be (a) + 5 dioptre (b) + 7 dioptre (c) + 8 dioptre W) None of these. 94. An electric lamp and a screen are placed 100 cm apart. A convex lens having focal length 21 cm, produces a sharp image of the lamp on the screen ...
Narinder Kumar J.K. Jenuja
5
Comprehensive Objective Book For Aieee
Power of the lens should be (a) + 5 dioptre (b) + 1 dioptre (c) + 8 dioptre (d) None of these. 94. An electric lamp and a screen are placed 100 cm apart. A convex lens having focal length 21 cm, produces a sharp image of the lamp on the screen ...
Narinder Kumar, Dr. J. K. Juneja, Dr. N. K. Verma, 2006
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Comprehensive Physics for AIEEE
Power of the lens should be (a) + 5 dioptre (b) + 7 dioptre (c) + 8 dioptre W) None of these. 94. An electric lamp and a screen are placed 100 cm apart. A convex lens having focal length 21 cm, produces a sharp image of the lamp on the screen ...
Narinder Kumar
7
Non-Si Metric Units: Litre, Torr, Barn, Dioptre, Sverdrup, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
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The Digital Photographer's Guide to Filters: The Complete ...
MAGNIFICATION To help you select the correct strength filter for the subject, it is useful to understand how to calculate a dioptre's magnification. This will vary depending on the lens it is attached to. If you are using a digital SLR camera with a ...
Ross Hoddinott, 2007
9
Nature Cure in Eye Care
The age wise correction is as follows. Age Dioptre 40 - years + 1.00 Dioptre 45 - years + 1.5 Dioptre 50 - years + 1.75 Dioptre 55 - years + 2.25 to 2.75 Dioptre 60 - years + 2.50 to 2.75 dioptre 65 - years + 2.75 to 3.00 Dioptre These numbers of  ...
Kailash Baviskar, 2006
10
Ophthalmic Assistant
All these when combined together act as a convex lens of +60 dioptre that has a focal length of roughly 24 mm which is equal to the distance between cornea and the retina. Thus parallel rays are brought to focus on the retina after they have ...
P. K. Mukherjee, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIOPTRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dioptre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canon EOS 750D camera review: Achieves great results with very …
... (with a high resolution of 1.04million dots and high brightness), dual microphones for stereo audio and dioptre adjustment on the viewfinder. «Economic Times, Jun 15»
2
Vizag's old lighthouse restored as heritage structure
The light house had a gas-fired white dioptre light of the second order, with brightness levels of 45,000 candles. It flashed every 20 seconds ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
3
Leica Q (Typ 116)
The same key shooting information that's shown on the rear LCD is unobtrusively displayed above and below the frame, and there's dioptre ... «PhotographyBLOG, Jun 15»
4
Stars look pointy because ...
By the time you reach 70, all you get is one lousy dioptre. Anatomy of the lens (Source: Adapted from Openi). Your lens is almost totally ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
5
Laser eye surgery myths: what is the procedure?
Each one of these measures the eye prescription to 0.01 of a dioptre strength – this is 25x greater than what a spectacle or contact lens ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Canon EOS 1200D With Dual Lenses Camera Review
The bright Pentamirror optical viewfinder offers 95% coverage of the scene, 0.80x magnification and dioptre control for people who wear specs. It also offers ... «PCQuest, Jun 15»
7
Fujifilm X-T10 versus Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7: The 7 Key …
No complaints there. It has dioptre adjustment, as well as an eye sensor for automatic switching with the rear screen. It can also show extensive ... «Amateur Photographer, May 15»
8
Comfortable, compact, clever - CX23 microscope
... for comfortable personalised use such as interpupillary adjustment for observation, left and right dioptre adjustment for optimal eye focus and ... «News-Medical.net, Apr 15»
9
Nikon D5500
While it still provides the same 0.82x magnification, the eyepoint has been reduced to 17mm and the dioptre correction range has contracted ... «PhotoReview.com.au, Mar 15»
10
Fujifilm X100T
The viewfinder represents another improvement over the X100S, although most specifications (resolution, magnification, eyepoint and dioptre ... «PhotoReview.com.au, Nov 14»

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