- nearsightedness
- noun Date: 1811 myopia
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nearsightedness
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Nearsightedness — Near sight ed*ness, n. (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye s faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See {Myopic}, and {Myopia}. Syn: myopia,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nearsightedness — trumparegystė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. myopia; nearsightedness vok. Kurzsichtigkeit, f; Myopie, f rus. близорукость, f pranc. myopie, f; vue basse, f; vue courte, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
nearsightedness — See nearsightedly. * * * … Universalium
nearsightedness — noun The property of being nearsighted, myopia … Wiktionary
Nearsightedness — The ability to see near objects more clearly than distant objects. Also called myopia. Myopia can be caused by a longer than normal eyeball or by any condition that prevents light rays from focusing on the retina. Most forms of myopia can be… … Medical dictionary
nearsightedness — Synonyms and related words: authoritarianism, bigotry, blind side, blind spot, blinders, blindness, closed mind, cramped ideas, dim sightedness, fanaticism, hideboundness, illiberality, imperceptiveness, impercipience, incomprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
nearsightedness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shortsightedness, blindness, astigmatism; see myopia … English dictionary for students
nearsightedness — n. near sighted vision, myopia, condition of the eyes in which objects that are far away cannot be seen clearly (Ophthalmology) … English contemporary dictionary
nearsightedness — near·sight·ed·ness … English syllables
nearsightedness — See: nearsighted … English dictionary
