The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pancratic
Pancratic \Pan*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. pagkrath`s all-powerful.] (Opt.) 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.
Pancratic
Pancratic \Pan*crat"ic\, Pancratical \Pan*crat"ic*al\, a. [See
Pancratium.]
Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic.
--Sir T. Browne
Wiktionary
pancratic
a. (context optometry English) 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.