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farsightedness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | presbyopia |
| Type of | hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness |
farsightedness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foresight, prevision, prospicience |
| Type of | knowing |
| Derivation | farsighted |
farsightedness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypermetropia, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness |
| Type of | ametropia |
| Has types | presbyopia |
| Derivation | farsighted |
Examples of farsightedness
farsightedness
He has done it through righteousness, through decency and through farsightedness.
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His glasses correct nearsightedness and farsightedness but not astigmatism.
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There is now a need for farsightedness of governments to an unusual degree.
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In Goodrich's case, farsightedness and Asian ancestry were risk factors.
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A child, lacking farsightedness, does not know how to govern himself.
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That revival continues today thanks to the farsightedness of Fante's three surviving children.
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However, Macrinus displayed some financial farsightedness when he revalued the Roman currency.
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Such farsightedness is, alas, only a drop in the bucket.
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In farsightedness, the laser pulses are applied to the periphery of the cornea, thereby steepening the cornea.
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- Presbyopia: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
- Hyperopia: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
- Prevision: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
- (farsighted) farseeing: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
- Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, longsightedness or hypermetropia, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short or the lens cannot become round enough), causing difficulty focusing on near objects, and in extreme cases causing a sufferer ...
- (farsighted) Being unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic; Being considerate about the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation
- (Far-sighted) The ability to see into the future.
- (Farsighted) When a person can see things far away but has difficulty seeing things close up.
- Also called hyperopia. To farsighted people, near objects are blurry, but far objects are in focus.
