astigmatically
|as-tig-mat-ic-al-ly|
/ˌæs.tɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/
(astigmatic)
fails to focus to a point
Etymology
'astigmatic' (base of 'astigmatically') originates from New Latin 'astigmaticus', ultimately from Greek elements 'a-' (privative, meaning 'not') + 'stigma'/'stigmā' (meaning 'point' or 'mark').
'astigmaticus' in New Latin was adapted into 19th-century medical Latin and German/French as forms like 'astigmatismus' and then entered English as 'astigmatism' and the adjective 'astigmatic', from which the adverb 'astigmatically' is formed.
Initially it referred essentially to 'without a single point' (i.e., lacking a point focus). Over time it came to mean the specific medical/optical condition of uneven refraction (astigmatism) and related descriptions (i.e., 'relating to or caused by astigmatism').
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
adverb form of 'astigmatic'. In a manner relating to or exhibiting astigmatism; in a distorted or unfocused way (caused by uneven curvature of a lens or cornea, so that rays do not meet at a single focal point).
The photograph looked astigmatically blurred because the camera lens had been scratched.
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