astigmatic

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astigmatic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Astigmatic \As`tig*mat"ic\, a. (Med. & Opt.)
     Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic
     eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.
     [1913 Webster]

astigmatic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  astigmatic
      adj 1: of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused
             by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents
             light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results
             in distorted images [ant: anastigmatic, stigmatic]