astigmatism
Meaning of astigmatism
noun
- A defect of a lens such that light rays coming from a point do not meet at a focal point so that the image is blurred.
- A disorder of the vision, usually due to a misshapen cornea, such that light does not focus correctly on the retina causing a blurred image.
Information about astigmatism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of astigmatism is: astigmatisms.
- Languages in which astigmatism is used:
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Hyphenation of astigmatism
astig-ma-tism
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- astigmatism is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
astigmatism synonyms
Meaning astigmia:
Translation of astigmatism
- Spanish: astigmatismo
- French: astigmatisme
- Italian: astigmatismo
Words that rhyme with astigmatism
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