Lexic.us

Definition of Pancratic

1. a. Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic.

Definition of Pancratic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Pancratic

1. Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power. Origin: Gr. All-powerful. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pancratic

Literary usage of Pancratic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The economy of the eyes by William Kitchiner (1824)
"THE Pancratic EYE-TUBE, INVENTED BY WILLIAM KITCHINER, MD Is applicable to ACHROMATIC* and REFLECTING TELESCOPES of all Lengths, and also to MICROSCOPES. ..."

2. Common Objects of the Microscope by John George Wood (1861)
"Ditto ditto, with vertical or sliding-rod motion, and pancratic draw Very superior thirty-inch Astronomical Telescope, with two-and-a- quarter inch object ..."

3. The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Ll.D.: Eleven Volumes in Two by Thomas Dick (1851)
"In order to give the reader a more specific idea of this contrivance, I shall present him with a figure and description of one of Dr. Kitchener's pancratic ..."

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