noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɒpˈtɒmɪtri/
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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