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noun
The sharpness of vision or sight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Strength of vision expressed on some definite scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: acuity, sharp-sightedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sight, vision, visual sense, visual modality
Narrower terms: twenty-twenty, 20/20, oxyopia
History
Compound of visual + acuity.
Across languages
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