farsightedness

2 definitions found

farsightedness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Farsightedness \Far"sight`ed*ness\, n.
     1. Quality of bbeing farsighted.
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     2. (Med.) Hypermetropia.
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farsightedness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  farsightedness
      n 1: a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss
           of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45 [syn:
           presbyopia, farsightedness]
      2: abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is
         better than for near objects [syn: hyperopia,
         hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness,
         longsightedness] [ant: myopia, nearsightedness,
         shortsightedness]
      3: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn:
         prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]