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optometry

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɒpˈtɒmɪtri/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 P T AA1 M AH0 T R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The art and science of vision and eye care.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the practice of an optometrist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: practice

History

Etymology

From opto- + -metry.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: optometria — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視光學 /视光学 (shìguāngxué) — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Czech: optometrie — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Finnish: optometria — art and science of vision and eye care
  • French: optométrie — art and science of vision and eye care
  • German: Optometrie — art and science of vision and eye care
  • German: Augenheilkunde — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Greek: οπτομετρία (optometría) — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Indonesian: optometri — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Irish: optaiméadracht — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Japanese: 検眼 (kengan) — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Malay: optometri — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Māori: mātai whatu — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Polish: optometria — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Romanian: optometrie — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Russian: оптометри́я (optometríja) — art and science of vision and eye care
  • Spanish: optometría — art and science of vision and eye care