NOMBRE | state | astigmatismo | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point |
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state | astigmatismo | (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea |
Sentido | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point. | |
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Categoría | óptica | The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
General | circunstancias, condición, estado, situación | A state at a particular time |
Contrario | stigmatismo | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point |
Inglés | astigmatism, astigmia | |
Catalán | astigmatisme | |
Adjetivo | astigmático | 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 |
Sentido | (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people. | |
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Categoría | oftalmología | The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases |
Específico | queratocono | Abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye |
General | ametropía | (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia |
Inglés | astigmatism, astigmia | |
Catalán | astigmatisme | |
Adjetivo | astigmático | 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 |
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