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Hypermetropy — Hypermetropia Hy per*me*tro pi*a, Hypermetropy Hy per*met ro*py, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypermetropy — hy·per·met·ro·py … English syllables
hypermetropy — noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects • Syn: ↑hyperopia, ↑hypermetropia, ↑farsightedness, ↑longsightedness • Ant: ↑myopia (for: ↑hyperopia) … Useful english dictionary
farsightedness — noun 1. a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 • Syn: ↑presbyopia • Derivationally related forms: ↑presbyopic (for: ↑presbyopia) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
longsightedness — noun abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects • Syn: ↑hyperopia, ↑hypermetropia, ↑hypermetropy, ↑farsightedness • Ant: ↑myopia (for: ↑hyperopia) … Useful english dictionary
Hypermetropia — Hy per*me*tro pi*a, Hypermetropy Hy per*met ro*py, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypermetropic — Hypermetropia Hy per*me*tro pi*a, Hypermetropy Hy per*met ro*py, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperopia — Hypermetropia Hy per*me*tro pi*a, Hypermetropy Hy per*met ro*py, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive + ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.] An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyperopia — noun A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects. Syn: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hypermetropy … Wiktionary
hypermetropia — n. longsightedness. ♦ hypermetropic(al), a. ♦ hypermetropy, n … Dictionary of difficult words
