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astigmatic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Suffering from astigmatism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: anastigmatic

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who has astigmatism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: anastigmatic

History

Etymology

From astigmatism.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَابُؤَارِيّ (la-buʔāriyy) — suffering from astigmatism
  • Arabic: لَانُقَطِيّ (lā-nuqaṭiyy) — suffering from astigmatism
  • Catalan: astigmàtic — suffering from astigmatism
  • Finnish: hajataittoinen — suffering from astigmatism
  • Finnish: hajataitteinen — suffering from astigmatism
  • Finnish: astigmaattinen — suffering from astigmatism
  • French: astigmate — suffering from astigmatism
  • German: astigmatisch — suffering from astigmatism
  • Greek: αστιγματικός (astigmatikós) — suffering from astigmatism
  • Ido: astigmata — suffering from astigmatism
  • Irish: aistiogmatach — suffering from astigmatism
  • Italian: astigmatico — suffering from astigmatism
  • Japanese: 乱視の (ranshi no) — suffering from astigmatism
  • Persian: آستیگماتیک (âstigmâtik) — suffering from astigmatism
  • Polish: astygmatyczny — suffering from astigmatism
  • Romanian: astigmatic — suffering from astigmatism
  • Italian: astigmatico — one who has astigmatism
  • Polish: astygmatyk — one who has astigmatism
  • Polish: astygmatyczka — one who has astigmatism