stenopaic

adjective

steno·​pa·​ic

¦stenə¦pāik

variants or less commonly stenopeic or stenopaeic

-pēik

: having a small opening for the admission of light

stenopaic spectacles

Word History

Etymology

sten- + Greek opaios having a hole (from opē hole) + English -ic; akin to Greek osse (two) eyes

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