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(n.) A unit employed by oculists in numbering glasses according to the metric system; a refractive power equal to that of a glass whose principal focal distance is one meter.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dioptre'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dioptre.html. 1828.
 
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