[ noun ] a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists <noun.quantity>
Diopter \Di*op"ter\, ||Dioptra \Di*op"tra\, n. [L. dioptra, fr. Gr. ?. See 2d {Dioptric}.] An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc. ※ ||