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Meaning of "short-sightedness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS

short-sightedness  [ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪtɪdnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Short-Sightedness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myopia

Myopia (Ancient Greek: μυωπία, muōpia, from myein "to shut" – ops (gen. opos) "eye"), commonly known as being nearsighted (American English) and shortsighted (British English), is a condition of the eye where the light that comes in does not directly focus on the retina but in front of it, causing the image that one sees when looking at a distant object to be out of focus, but in focus when looking at a close object. Eye care professionals most commonly correct myopia through the use of corrective lenses, such as glasses or contact lenses. It may also be corrected by refractive surgery, though there are cases of associated side effects. The corrective lenses have a negative optical power (i.e. have a net concave effect) which compensates for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye. Negative diopters are generally used to describe the severity of the myopia, as this is the value of the lens to correct the eye. High-degree myopia, or severe myopia, is defined as -6 diopters or worse. The opposite of myopia is hyperopia.

Definition of short-sightedness in the English dictionary

The definition of short-sightedness in the dictionary is myopia, mainly. Other definition of short-sightedness is lack of foresight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS


contentedness
kənˈtɛntɪdnɪs
disinterestedness
dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪdnɪs
dispiritedness
dɪsˈpɪrɪtɪdnɪs
faintheartedness
ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
fetidness
ˈfetɪdnɪs
indebtedness
ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs
lionheartedness
ˌlaɪənˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
mindedness
ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs
near-sightedness
ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
preparedness
prɪˈpɛərɪdnɪs
rootedness
ˈruːtɪdnɪs
second-sightedness
ˌsɛkəndˈsaɪtɪdnɪs
stintedness
ˈstɪntɪdnɪs
stonyheartedness
ˌstəʊnɪˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
stuntedness
ˈstʌntɪdnɪs
true-heartedness
ˌtruːˈhɑːtɪdnɪs
uncreatedness
ˌʌnkriːˈeɪtɪdnɪs
uprootedness
ʌpˈruːtɪdnɪs
wickedness
ˈwɪkɪdnɪs
Widnes
ˈwɪdnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS

short-haired
short-handed
short-handedness
short-haul
short-life
short-lived
short-order
short-range
short-sighted
short-sightedly
short-sleeved
short-spined sea scorpion
short-spoken
short-staffed
short-stay
short-stay car park
short-tailed shearwater
short-tempered
short-term
short-term car park

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
boundedness
business
coldness
fondness
goodness
hardness
kindness
light-headedness
loudness
madness
night blindness
oddness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness

Synonyms and antonyms of short-sightedness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «short-sightedness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS

Find out the translation of short-sightedness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short-sightedness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short-sightedness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

近视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la miopía
570 millions of speakers

English

short-sightedness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अदूरदर्शिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قصر النظر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

близорукость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miopia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অল্পদর্শিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

myopie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rabun jauh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kurzsichtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近視
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은 원시 및
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cendhak-sightedness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiển cận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறும்பார்வை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लघुदृष्ट्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa görüşlülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miopia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krótkowzroczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

короткозорість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miopie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυωπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kortsigtigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närsynthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nærsynthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short-sightedness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS»

The term «short-sightedness» is regularly used and occupies the 75.226 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short-sightedness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS»

Discover the use of short-sightedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short-sightedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World of Physics
The near point (NP) of the eye is the position closest to the unaided eye to which an object can be brought, and be seen clearly, without noticeable strain of the eye. Figure 3.16 Myopia or short-sightedness a) Distant objects cannot be focused ...
John Avison, 1989
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Defects of Sight and Hearing: Their Nature, Causes, ...
greater frequency of short-sightedness among the educated classes, and those whose occupation is with minute work. Myopia does not always diminish with years. We meet with persons of the most advanced age who still find it necessary to ...
Thomas Wharton Jones, 1859
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Defects of Sight: Their Nature, Causes, Prevention, and ...
in reading, and on minute objects ; hence, the greater frequency of short- sightedness among the educated classes, and those whose occupation is with minute work. Myopy does not always diminish with years. We meet with persons of the ...
Thomas Wharton Jones, 1856
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The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
mination is indispensable to the physician who is called upon to give an opinion concerning the simulation of myopia or amaurosis by those drafted for military service. Wellmarked short-sightedness has always been accounted a sufficient ...
‎1862
5
New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Light dazzles his eyes, with pain, Many. Short-sightedness. 1. Short-sightedness, Amm. carbn Anac., Carb. v., Con., Euphor., Graph., Mez., Nalr. carb., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac., Spong., Sulph., Thuj. 2. Short-sightedness, with burning heat in the face,  ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
6
Buffettology Workbook: Value Investing The Buffett Way
1: SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS AND THE BAD NEWS PHENOMENON: THE GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING Short-sightedness and the bad news phenomenon. What are these things and what do they have to do with Warren Buffett? The answer ...
Mary Buffett, 2012
7
Biology
Short-sightedness is corrected by wearing glasses which bend the light rays outwards before they reach the eye (picture 9). • LONG-SIGHTED PEOPLE A long-sighted person can focus on things a long way off, but not close by. This is due to ...
Michael Roberts, Neil Ingram, 2001
8
Your Eyes - Rejuvenating Them
YOUR EYES - REJUVENATING THEM by Brown Lam done TO HELP ADJUST LONG-SIGHTEDNESS AND SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS - LESSON XXVI Perhaps more poor sight or failing sight is due to lack of adjustment of the little lens in the ...
Brown Landone, 1996
9
Science Education in International Contexts
Simulation of correcting short-sightedness 1. In the case of short-sightedness, we simulate it by forming the image of an object in front of the retina. For correction of short-sightedness, you have to reshape the cornea and move the image ...
May M. H. Cheng, Winnie W. M. So, 2011
10
Basic Facts of General Knowledge
Defects of vision The common defects of vision are: (i) Long-sightedness or hyper metropia, (ii) Short-sightedness or myopia, (iii) Astigmatism (i) Long-sightedness is that defect of vision due to which a person cannot see the nearby object ...
Sura College of Competition, V.V.K.Subburaj, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short-sightedness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Night time contact lenses stop children becoming short-sighted
Children could be cured of short-sightedness by wearing soft contact lenses at night which re-shape their eyes to prevent them ever needing glasses, a study ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
Two hours outside a day keeps short-sightedness at bay
Although short-sightedness is mainly hereditary, environmental influences can play a part in the decline of eyesight, Verhoeven says. It is therefore important to ... «DutchNews.nl, Jun 15»
3
the startling rise in short-sightedness
Winners and losers from the startling rise in short-sightedness ... lenses have slowed demand for refractive surgery for shortsightedness in the developed world, ... «Financial Times, May 15»
4
Myopia Is Becoming More Common Across Europe
Myopia or short-sightedness is becoming more common across Europe, according to a new meta-analysis of findings from 15 studies by the European Eye ... «Science 2.0, May 15»
5
Short-sightedness is on the increase
The number of people suffering from short-sightedness is increasing across Europe, with a study finding the problem to be nearly twice as common in those ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
6
Playing outside can save your child's eyesight as short-sightedness
This rise in short-sightedness is being blamed in part on a lack of daylight. Dopamine, a chemical messenger in the brain, is important for healthy eye growth ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
7
Lack of natural sunlight thought to be driving up short-sightedness
Chinese scientists have reported a 23 per cent reduction in myopia – short-sightedness – in children who spend an extra 40 minutes a day in the sunshine. «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
8
South Africa's Short-Sightedness
So, let me start off by saying this: I am not usually someone to comment on political or religious issues, as I find it akin to leaping into a tangle of spider's webs. «News24, Apr 15»
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Watching TV or staring at computer for hours 'does not cause short
Although current thinking suggests that staring too long at a screen can cause short-sightedness, or myopia, which has led to the recommendation of screen ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
10
Short-sightedness 'is an epidemic because children don't spend …
Children should be encouraged to play outside to stave off short-sightedness, experts have warned. In its most severe form the condition, also known as myopia ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

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