n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə - ' r ō -p ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1884
: a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects ― called also farsightedness
– hy · per · opic \ - ' r ō -pik, - ' rä- \ adjective