ASTIGMATIC


Meaning of ASTIGMATIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ as-tig- ' ma-tik

Function: adjective

Etymology: a- + Greek stigmat-, stigma stigma

Date: 1849

1 : affected with, relating to, or correcting astigmatism

2 : showing incapacity for observation or discrimination <an astigmatic fanaticism, a disregard for the facts ― N.Y. Herald Tribune >

– astigmatic noun

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