stenopeic

stenopeic
/sten'euh pee"ik/, adj.
1. pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
n.
2. a device, as of wood, metal, or cardboard, with a narrow horizontal slit, worn over the eyes for protection against bright sunlight.
Also, stenopaeic, stenopaic /sten'euh pay"ik/.
[1860-65; STEN(O)- + Gk opaî(os) having a hole + -IC]

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