astigmatic adj 1: of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images [ant: {anastigmatic}, {stigmatic}]
Astigmatic \As`tig*mat"ic\, a. (Med. & Opt.) Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses. [1913 Webster]