- twenty-twenty vision
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n.normal acuity of vision, which is the ability to see clearly at twenty feet what the normal eye sees at that distance
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twenty-twenty vision
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twenty-twenty vision — UK US noun [uncountable] the ability to see normally without wearing glasses Thesaurus: ability to see and problems with seeinghyponym eye and parts of the eyemeronym * * * ˌtwenty ˌtwenty ˈvision [twenty twenty vision] … Useful english dictionary
twenty-twenty vision — or 20/20 vision [twen′tē twen′tē] n. normal acuity of vision, which is the ability to see clearly at twenty feet what the normal eye sees at that distance … English World dictionary
twenty-twenty vision — noun uncount the ability to see normally without wearing glasses … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
twenty-twenty vision — 20 vision the ability to see perfectly: To be a pilot you must have twenty twenty vision … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
twenty-twenty vision — UK / US noun [uncountable] the ability to see normally without wearing glasses … English dictionary
twenty-twenty — 20/20 n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From normal sight being judged on the ability to read letters at a distance of 20 feet] 1.) twenty twenty vision the ability to see things normally, without needing glasses ▪ A pilot must have twenty twenty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
has a twenty-twenty vision — has perfect vision … English contemporary dictionary
vision — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of sight Nouns 1. vision, sight, optics, eyesight, seeing; view, look, espial, glance, ken; glimpse, glimmer, peep, coup d oeil; focus; gaze, stare, leer; perception, contemplation; regard, survey; … English dictionary for students
twenty-twenty — or 20/20 adjective Etymology: from the testing of vision by reading letters at a distance of 20 feet Date: 1875 1. of the human eye meeting a standard of normal visual acuity < twenty twenty vision > 2. marked by facilely accurate discernment,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
twenty-twenty — twen·ty twen·ty or 20/20 .twent ē twent ē adj having the normal visual acuity of the human eye that according to one common scale can distinguish at a distance of 20 feet characters one third inch in diameter <twenty twenty vision> … Medical dictionary
