English Explanatory Dictionary

phoropter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument used in eye examinations to determine an individual's prescription, the patient looking through various lenses at a chart on the other side.

Word forms

phoropter phoropters

Etymology

From a trademark.

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