STENOPEIC


Meaning of STENOPEIC in English

/sten'euh pee"ik/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.

n.

2. a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.

Also, stenopaeic, stenopaic /sten'euh pay"ik/ .

[ 1860-65; STEN(O)- + Gk opaî ( os ) having a hole + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .