dioptric /daɪˈɒptɹɪk/adjective 3noun 2forms 3 adjective3 •Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.). •(no longer used) Pertaining to a diopter.[W]ould the new Narcissus—without any dioptric or sciatherical computing—grasp the alternating skirmish of light and shadow. — 2014 •(no longer used) Capable of being seen through. noun2 •[in the plural] The branch of optics concerned with refraction. •A dioptric telescope. formsdioptrics · more dioptric · most dioptric