hypermetropy

hypermetropy
hy·per·met·ro·py

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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 — See hypermetropic. * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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