ASTIGMATIC


Meaning of ASTIGMATIC in English

|astig|mad.ik, -tēg-, -atik, -ēk adjective

also as·tig·mat·i·cal -ə̇kəl, -ēk-

Etymology: a- (II) + Greek stigmat-, stigma spot, mark + English -ic, -ical

1. : affected with or relating to astigmatism

astigmatic eyes

: correcting astigmatism

astigmatic lenses

2. : having or showing an inability or unwillingness to observe, discriminate, or evaluate closely or in accordance with fact

astigmatic , flabby, and bemused writing about the Civil War — Bernard De Voto

an astigmatic fanaticism, a disregard for the facts — New York Herald Tribune

• as·tig·mat·i·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.