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diplopia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dɪpˈləʊpiə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images for a single object; double vision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: double vision

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek δῐπλόος (dĭplóos)der. New Latinder. English diplo- English -opia English diplopia From diplo- + -opia.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: двоен образ (dvoen obraz) — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Catalan: diplopia — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複視 /复视 (fùshì) — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重影 (chóngyǐng) — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Czech: diplopie — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Finnish: diplopia — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Greek: διπλωπία (diplopía) — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Indonesian: diplopia — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Indonesian: penglihatan ganda — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Italian: diplopia — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Norwegian Bokmål: diplopi — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dobbeltsyn — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images
  • Spanish: diplopia — ophthalmologic condition where one perceives two images