ANASTIGMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anastigmatic mean? 

• ANASTIGMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANASTIGMATIC has 2 senses:

1. pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images)

2. not astigmatic

  Familiarity information: ANASTIGMATIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANASTIGMATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to a lens or lens system free of astigmatism (able to form point images)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

anastigmatic; stigmatic

Pertainym:

anastigmat (compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not astigmatic

Synonyms:

anastigmatic; stigmatic

Antonym:

astigmatic (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)