Hypermetropia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See hyperopia.
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  • n. hyperopia
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness; -- now most commonly called hyperopia. Cf. emmetropia.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A natural or acquired condition of the eyes in which the focus (that is, of parallel rays when the accommodation is completely relaxed) falls behind the retina; long-sightedness: the opposite of myopia. Also hyperopia, hypermet-ropy, and hyperpresbyopia.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
    • Equivalent
    hypermetropy   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ametropia   
    Hyponym
    farsightedness    presbyopia   
     
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