anallactic

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adjective

Being or involving a special kind of convex lens for a telescope that reduces the stadia constant to zero.

OriginAncient Greek ἀναλλακτικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveanallactic (not comparable)

alternative anallatic

  1. not comparableBeing or involving a special kind of convex lens for a telescope that reduces the stadia constant to zero.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀναλλακτικός
  2. Englishanallactic

From Ancient Greek ἀναλλακτικός (anallaktikós), from ἀλλάσσω (allássō, “to change”).

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APA

anallactic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anallactic

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“anallactic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anallactic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anallactic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anallactic.

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