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anastigmatic

an·as·tig·mat·ic
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-uh-stig-mat-ik, a-nas-tig-]
    • /ˌæn ə stɪgˈmæt ɪk, æˌnæs tɪg-/
    • /ˌanastɪɡmˈatɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-uh-stig-mat-ik, a-nas-tig-]
    • /ˌæn ə stɪgˈmæt ɪk, æˌnæs tɪg-/

Definitions of anastigmatic word

  • adjective anastigmatic (of a lens or optical device) not astigmatic 3
  • adjective anastigmatic free from, or corrected for, astigmatism; specif., designating a compound lens made up of one converging and one diverging lens so that the astigmatism of one is neutralized by the equal and opposite astigmatism of the other 3
  • adjective anastigmatic (of a lens) not having astigmatism; forming point images of a point object located off the axis of the lens; stigmatic. 1
  • adjective anastigmatic (of the eye, or a lens system) Free from astigmatism. 0

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Origin of anastigmatic

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; an-1 + astigmatic

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Parts of speech for Anastigmatic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anastigmatic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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