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astigmia

as·tig·mia

US/əˈstɪɡmiʌ/ uncommon dated

noun

2.

(optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point

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From a- (negative prefix) + Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “mark, point”) + -ia.

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