nearsightedness (noun)

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• nearsightedness — noun Date: 1811 myopia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nearsightedness — noun The property of being nearsighted, myopia …   Wiktionary

• nearsightedness — noun (ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye s faulty refractive ability; distant objects appear blurred • Syn: ↑myopia, ↑shortsightedness • Ant: ↑hyperopia (for: ↑myopia) …   Useful english dictionary

• nearsighted — adjective unable to see things clearly unless they are close to you; shortsighted BrE nearsightedly adverb nearsightedness noun (U) neat /ni:t/ adjective 1 tidy and carefully arranged: neat handwriting | She wears her hair short and neat. | He… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nearsighted — adjective chiefly N. Amer. another term for short sighted. Derivatives nearsightedly adverb nearsightedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• nearsighted — UK [ˌnɪə(r)ˈsaɪtɪd] / US [ˌnɪrˈsaɪtəd] adjective American not able to see clearly because you are short sighted Derived words: nearsightedly adverb nearsightedness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

• near-sighted — /ˈnɪə saɪtəd / (say near suytuhd) adjective seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic. –nearsightedly, adverb –nearsightedness, noun …  

• shortsightedness — noun 1. a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources • Syn: ↑improvidence • Ant: ↑providence (for: ↑improvidence) • Derivationally related forms: ↑shortsighted, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• LASIK — noun a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea • Syn: ↑laser assisted in situ keratomileusis • Hypernyms: ↑eye operation, ↑eye surgery * * * ˈlāsik noun ( s) Etymo …   Useful english dictionary

• myopia — noun /maɪ.əʊ.piː.ə/ a) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it. b) A lack of imagination, discernment or long range perspective in thinking or …   Wiktionary

• ametropia — noun (ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia • Derivationally related forms: ↑ametropic • Topics: ↑ophthalmology • Hypernyms: ↑visual impairment, ↑visual defect, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary