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oxyopia

Definition:

unusually acute vision

Class:

cognition noun (cognitive processes and contents)

Plural:

oxyopias

Original source:

Princeton WordNet

Definition references

Wikipedia:

Visual acuity

acuteness or clearness of vision, which is dependent on the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye and the sensitivity of the interpretative faculty of the brain. Visual acuity is a measure of the spatial resolution of the visual processing... (41 of 5405 words, 1 image)

en​.wikipedia​.org​/wiki​/Visual acuity

Collins Dictionary:

acuity

keenness or acuteness, especially in vision or thought | the capacity of the eye to see fine detail, measured by determining the finest detail that ... (24 of 135 words, 2 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)

www​.collinsdictionary​.com​/dictionary​/english​/acuity

Merriam-Webster:

visual acuity

the relative ability of the visual organ to resolve detail that is usually expressed as the reciprocal of the minimum angular separation in minutes of ... (25 of 58 words)

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/dictionary​/visual acuity

Oxford Dictionary:

visual acuity | ability [type of]

sharpness of vision, measured by the ability to discern letters or numbers at a given distance according to a fixed standard (21 of 37 words)

oxforddictionaries​.com​/definition​/visual acuity region=us

New World Dictionary:

visual acuity

the ability of the eye to discriminate detail, usually tested by comparison with the power of the normal eye to distinguish certain letters on a ... (25 of 36 words)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/visual-acuity

Macmillan British Dictionary:

acuity [uncountable, formal]

the ability to see or think very clearly and quickly (10 of 35 words, pronunciation)

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/british​/acuity

Random House Dictionary:

visual acuity [ophthalmology] | V. [abbreviation]

acuteness of the vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to define certain letters at a given distance, usually 20 ft. (6 m). (26 of 31 words)

dictionary​.infoplease​.com​/visual-acuity

Cambridge Dictionary:

acuity [formal]

the ability to hear, see or think accurately and clearly (10 of 28 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)

dictionary​.cambridge​.org​/dictionary​/british​/acuity

American Heritage Dictionary:

visual acuity

Sharpness of vision, especially as tested with a Snellen chart. Normal visual acuity based on the Snellen chart is 20/20. (20 of 23 words)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/visual-acuity

Wiktionary:

acuity | acuities [plural]

Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc. (9 of 10 words)

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/acuity

Encarta Dictionary:

visual acuity

acuteness of vision as determined by a comparison with the normal ability to identify letters at a distance of 6 m (21 of 32 words)

encarta​.msn​.com​/dictionary 1861734358​/definition​.html  [offline]

Audio reference

the Free Dictionary:

oxyopia

Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "oxyopia"

Audio 2: British English pronunciation of "oxyopia"

www​.thefreedictionary​.com​/oxyopia

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