HYPERMETROPY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypermetropy" is a kind of...):

ametropia ((ophthalmology) faulty refraction of light rays in the eye as in astigmatism or myopia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypermetropy"):

farsightedness; presbyopia (a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45)

Derivation:

hypermetropic (abnormal ability to focus of distant objects)