noun
Meaning 1
floater (threadlike speck in the visual field)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
musca volitans
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noun
Meaning 2
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- floaters seem to drift through the field of vision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: muscae volitantes, floater, spots
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
History
Etymology
From a Latin phrase meaning "a fly (musca) flying around (volitans)".